Method for diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, and apparatus for use therewith
AssigneeG-Tech
InventorUdaya Sankar Devanaboyina
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Abstract
A method for diagnosing motility disorders of a gastrointestinal tract of a body. The method can include measuring electrical signals from the gastrointestinal tract while the patient is engaged in normal daily activities, recording the measured electrical signals on a portable electronic device carried by the body, recording by the patient in real time one or more symptoms of the body and analyzing characteristics of the recorded electrical signals with the recorded symptoms of the body to diagnosis gastrointestinal disorders of the body. Apparatus for use therewith and methods for treatment thereof are provided.
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A method for diagnosing motility disorders of a gastrointestinal tract of a body of a patient having a gastrointestinal tract, comprising
- measuring electrical signals from the gastrointestinal tract while the patient is engaged in normal daily activities,
- recording the measured electrical signals on a portable electronic device carried by the body,
- recording by the patient in real time one or more symptoms of the body selected from the group consisting of bowel movements, cramping, bloating, vomiting, nausea, heartburn, pain from chest, abdomen or pelvic regions, refluxing, incontinence, constipation, stool form, symptoms relating to gastrointestinal disorders including esophageal motility disorders, gastroparesis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, incontinence and dyspepsia, symptoms relating to psychological disorders including stress, depression and anxiety on the portable electronic device during the monitoring step, and
- analyzing characteristics of the recorded electrical signals with the recorded symptoms of the body to diagnosis gastrointestinal disorders of the body.
A method for treating constipation of a person having a gastrointestinal tract including a colon and a rectum and abdominal and pelvic floor muscles, comprising measuring electrical signals from the gastrointestinal tract, measuring additional electrical signals from the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles, displaying the electrical signals and the additional electrical signals on an electronic apparatus, having the person sensing content in the colon and rectum by focusing sensations selected from the group consisting of pressure, pain and sounds of the abdominal and pelvic regions, observing an increase in the electrical signals to confirm contraction of the colon and rectum and thus the existence of the content in the colon and rectum, refraining from excessively contracting the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles until the content reaches the rectum, observing the additional electrical signals during the refraining step to confirm minimal contraction of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles until the content reaches the rectum and contracting the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles once the content reaches the rectum to void the contents from the gastrointestinal tract.
An apparatus for diagnosing disorders of a gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian body having a gastrointestinal tract that includes an esophagus and stomach and a colon and rectum, comprising a support structure for placement on the skin of the body overlying a segment of the gastrointestinal tract selected from the group consisting of the esophagus and stomach and the colon and rectum, a plurality of electrodes carried on the support structure and being positioned relative to each other on the support structure so as to follow the shape of the selected esophagus and stomach or the colon and rectum and thus being capable of recording electrical signals from the selected esophagus and stomach or the colon and rectum over an extended period of time when the support structure is placed on the skin of the body.
An apparatus for diagnosing disorders of a gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian body having a gastrointestinal tract that includes an esophagus and stomach and a colon and rectum, comprising a support structure for placement on the skin of the body overlying a portion of the gastrointestinal tract, an array of electrodes carried on the support structure and having a size at least as large as a segment of the gastrointestinal tract selected from the group consisting of the esophagus and stomach and the colon and rectum, an indicia resembling the selected esophagus and stomach or the colon and rectum provided on the support structure and encompassing a portion of the array of electrodes having a shape of the selected esophagus and stomach or the colon and rectum and thus capable of recording electrical signals from the selected esophagus and stomach or the colon and rectum over an extended period of time when the support structure is placed on the skin of the body.
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