Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Analysis and regulation of food intake
- Patent Title (中): 食物摄入分析与调控
-
Application No.: US12599350Application Date: 2008-05-11
-
Publication No.: US08417329B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: Shal Policker , Aharon Grossman , Anat Kliger
- Applicant: Shal Policker , Aharon Grossman , Anat Kliger
- Applicant Address: BM Hamilton
- Assignee: Metacure Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Metacure Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: BM Hamilton
- Agency: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
- Agent William H. Dippert
- International Application: PCT/IL2008/000646 WO 20080511
- International Announcement: WO2008/139463 WO 20081120
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05 ; A61F2/00 ; A61F13/00 ; A61N1/00

Abstract:
Apparatus (18, 18′) is provided, which includes one or more fundic sensors (74), configured to be applied to a fundus of a subject (10), and to generate a fundic signal. The apparatus further includes a control unit (90), which is configured to make a tentative determination of ingestion by the subject (10), determine fundic impedance responsively to the fundic signal, and calculate a duration of a period during which the fundic impedance rose during the tentatively-determined ingestion. Upon finding that the duration is less than a fundic rise duration threshold value, the control unit (90) determines that the tentative determination of ingestion is a false positive. Other embodiments are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100305468A1 ANALYSIS AND REGULATION OF FOOD INTAKE Public/Granted day:2010-12-02
Information query