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

Claim 8:
9. A computer-implemented method for assessing gastrointestinal (GI) function in a patient in need thereof, the method implemented using a mobile computing device that comprises at least one processor in communication with at least one memory, and at least one user interface, the method comprising:
displaying a sensor placement screen that instructs a user to place a sensor on the body of a patient;
communicatively coupling the sensor on the body of the patient to the mobile computing device;
displaying a customization screen that instructs the user to initiate customization of the sensor to a skin tone of the patient;
upon initiation of the customization of the sensor,
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;

prompting the user to administer a fluorescent GI agent into the body of the patient;
transmitting a signal from the mobile computing device to the sensor, the signal causing the sensor to initiate collection of light absorbance data; and
displaying a measurement screen that instructs the user to wait a predetermined period of time while the sensor collects the light absorbance data.