Patent ID: 8388531
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: A61B,A61K,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for assessing a patient's gastric emptying, the method comprising: performing a gastric emptying test on the patient; obtaining a gastric emptying measurement for at least one desired time point; classifying the gastric emptying measurement, the classifying comprising placing the gastric emptying measurement into a zone selected from the group consisting of an abnormal zone, a borderline zone, or a normal zone, wherein the abnormal zone is either a delayed emptying zone or a rapid emptying zone, and wherein each the abnormal zone, the borderline zone, and the normal zone have been developed using gastric emptying measurements and biologic variation measurements from healthy patients, and further comprising placing the gastric emptying measurement into an intra-zone classification within the selected zone.