Patent ID: 11864907
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method for evaluating a gastrointestinal tract, the method comprising:
receiving an electrical signal obtained by a sensor associated with an implantable device, the electrical signal including data pertaining to motility in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient;
determining an occurrence or an imminence of a condition of the gastrointestinal tract based on an analysis of a first set of one or more of a plurality of characteristics of the electrical signal relative to a first threshold;
determining a type of the condition as one of an obstruction event, bradygastria associated with a trend toward an obstruction event, or tachygastria associated with a trend toward a cluster event based on an analysis of a second set of one or more of the plurality of characteristics of the electrical signal relative to one or more additional thresholds different from the first threshold; and
administering a treatment based on one or more of the occurrence or the imminence of the condition of the gastrointestinal tract and the type of the condition, the treatment including one or more of neuromodulation or tissue modulation therapy specific to the type of the condition.