Patent ID: 8257329
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of retrieving an ingested substance that was ingested into the body of a user from waste of the user comprising the steps of: providing to the user a retrieval device comprising a pan having a bottom and walls extending from said bottom and a plurality of apertures formed in said bottom, said apertures have a size in the range of about 6 mm to about 8 mm or about ¼ inch to 5/16 inch in diameter; receiving waste from said user containing said ingested substance in said pan; washing said pan with a liquid substance to remove all of said waste from said pan, said liquid substance and said waste passing through said apertures to remove said liquid substance and said waste from said pan to separate all of said waste from said ingested substance, said ingested substance is retained in said pan; and removing said ingested substance from said pan after all of said waste is removed in said washing step.