Patent ID: 11971356
Assignee: OUTSENSE DIAGNOSTICS LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  A  B  G  E  Y | IPC A  E  G

Claim 20:
21. A method for use with feces of a subject that are disposed within a toilet bowl, and an output device, the method comprising:
using one or more light sensors, receiving light from the toilet bowl, while the feces are disposed within the toilet bowl; and
using a computer processor:
detecting a presence of bile within the feces, in response to detecting spectral components within the received light;
in response thereto, detecting at least one inflammatory bowel disease episode of the subject selected from the group consisting of: a currently-occurring inflammatory bowel disease episode, and a predicted upcoming inflammatory bowel disease episode; and
generating an output on the output device, at least partially in response thereto.