Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Assay for positioning a feeding tube and method thereof
- Patent Title (中): 用于定位喂食管的测定及其方法
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Application No.: US12958117Application Date: 2010-12-01
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Publication No.: US08696567B2Publication Date: 2014-04-15
- Inventor: Reuben Carr , Lucy Farley
- Applicant: Reuben Carr , Lucy Farley
- Applicant Address: GB Midlothian
- Assignee: Ingenza Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ingenza Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: GB Midlothian
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Agent Avani C. Macaluso
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; C12Q1/34 ; C12Q1/25 ; C12Q1/44 ; G01N33/48 ; A61B10/00
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a bedside or point of care assay for properly positioning a feeding tube in the stomach of a patient based on detecting the presence of a hydrolytic enzyme found in the stomach by an ester substrate which can be impregnated on a pH strip. The application of this test reduces the risk of tube misplacement and the resulting harm to the patient that occurs in the event of tube misplacement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110270054A1 ASSAY FOR POSITIONING A FEEDING TUBE AND METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2011-11-03
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