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Method of determining body exit of an ingested capsule

  • US 20100249645A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2010
  • Published: 09/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method of determining body exit of an ingestible capsule comprising the steps of:

  • providing an ingestible capsule having a pressure sensor;

    having a subject ingest said capsule;

    recording measurements from said pressure sensor as said capsule passes through at least an end portion of a gastrointestinal tract of said subject;

    transmitting said measurements to a processor outside of said gastrointestinal tract of said subject;

    identifying an increasing pressure sequence in said measurements between a selected start time and a transmission end time;

    comparing said sequence to a reference; and

    using said comparison to make a determination regarding said capsule exiting said gastrointestinal tract of said subject.

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