Patent ID: 8496584

Claim:
A machine in combination with an endoscopic unit and a collection vessel, the machine having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the endoscopic unit has a suction duct, the suction duct being connected to the inlet of the machine, and wherein the collection vessel is connected to an exit of the machine and to a suction unit, the machine being able to identify presence/absence of H. pylori infection and acidity condition of a patient, the machine being constituted by: a measurement unit, the measurement unit being constituted by a container, the container being provided with means for aspirating gastric juices and an agitator for a mixture of gastric juice, water and reagents required for analysing the gastric juices, and at least a pH measurement probe and an ammonia measurement probe, a hydraulic section that comprises a set of tanks for the reagents and for the water, means for feeding said measurement unit, said means for feeding being connected to the tanks, a pump for feeding water into the stomach of the patient, the pump being connected the tanks an apparatus for controlling temperature of said container, and an electrical section, the electrical section comprising a programmable control unit, the programmable control unit being able to actuate and control said means for feeding the measurement unit and able to actuate and control said measurement unit, and comprising a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is configured to calculate pH and ammonium values of the aspired gastric juice based on measurements of the pH measurement probe and of the ammonia measurement probe, then to compare these pH and ammonium values with preset reference pH and ammonium values and to report verbally to an operator of the endoscope unit, within 2 minutes from the gastric juice aspiration, an acidity condition, a presence of H. pylori infection and a diagnostic procedure to be followed during endoscopy.