Methods of testing digestive functions using both a breath test and a scintigraphy test, and methods of using a breath test as an overall digestive health assessment
US8317718B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4258
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for assessing an overall digestive health of a patient are provided, which include administering a breath test that uses a label incorporated into proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids and further incorporating the labeled material into a meal which, when cooked, facilitates the binding of the label material to the solid phase matrix of the meal. Methods for assessing digestive functions of a patient are also provided, which includes concurrently administering a breath test and a scintigraphy test that measure gastric emptying in a stomach.
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