Patent ID: 11969268
Assignee: MEDIBEACON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A system for assessing gastrointestinal (GI) function in a patient in need thereof, the system comprising:
a mobile computing device having installed thereon a computer program for assisting a user in assessing GI function in the patient;
a sensor configured to be wirelessly communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device, wherein the sensor is configured to be customized to a skin tone of the patient; and
a fluorescent GI agent;
wherein the mobile computing device is configured to:
cause customization of the sensor by,
collecting a background level of light absorbance that naturally emanates from the body of the patient for customization of the sensor; and
adjusting a light strength or a detector sensitivity in the sensor to account for differing skin colors of different patients; and

transmit a signal to the sensor, the signal causing the sensor to initiate collection of light absorbance data.