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

Claim 17:
18. A kit for gastrointestinal (GI) function assessment of a patient, the kit comprising:
a fluorescent GI agent configured to:
emit at least one response light in response to electromagnetic radiation generated by a sensor;

the sensor configured to:
attach to the body of a patient;
emit electromagnetic radiation in a direction of the body of the patient; and
detect at least one response light emitted by the fluorescent GI agent inside the body of the patient in response to the electromagnetic radiation; and

a mobile computing device wirelessly communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to:
transmit a first signal to the sensor, the first signal causing the sensor to initiate customization of the sensor to a skin tone of the patient;
upon initiation of the customization of the sensor,
collect a background level of light absorbance that naturally emanates from the body of the patient for customization of the sensor; and
adjust a light strength or a detector sensitivity in the sensor to account for differing skin colors of different patients;

transmit a second signal to the sensor, the second signal causing the sensor to initiate collection of light absorbance data;
receive response light data from the sensor; and
calculate the GI function of the patient based on the response light data.