Method for prepping a patient for an endoscopic procedure
US5935085A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/534
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for prepping a patient for an endoscopic procedure is described. The patient being prepped will consume inert solutions followed by a discharge of fluid into a commode. Light transmitted through the discharged fluid is measured with the procedure continued until the light transmitted reaches a predetermined level. Preferably, the device is disposable.
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