System and method for post-operative leak detection
AssigneeThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation
InventorPhilip Schauer
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Abstract
The present invention relates a system that can detect a post-operative leak and a related method of use. An amylase detector that includes a sensor can detect a presence of amylase in a fluid secretion from an abdominal organ in a patient's body. The presence of amylase is indicative of the post-operative leak because, while amylase is common in the digestive tract, amylase is not normally found in the abdominal cavity. The amylase detector can alert a monitoring device external to the patient's body of the presence of amylase in the fluid secretion.
Claims20
A system for detecting a post-operative leak, comprising:
- an implantable post-operative drain device configured to drain fluid secretions from a location in the abdominal cavity proximal to an organ corresponding to an operation;
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- an amylase detector coupled to the drain, comprising a sensor configured to detect amylase within the fluid secretions,
- wherein the presence of the amylase is indicative of the post-operative leak.
A system for detecting a post-operative leak, comprising:
- an amylase detector configured to be implanted in a patient's abdomen post-operatively along a suture line of an organ,
- wherein the amylase detector comprises a sensor configured to detect a presence of amylase indicative of the post-operative leak;
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- a monitor device, external to the patient's body and communicatively coupled to the amylase detector, configured to receive an indication of the presence of amylase from the amylase detector and to produce an alert in response to the indication.
A method for detecting a post-operative leak, comprising:
- detecting, by an amylase detector comprising a sensor, a presence of amylase in a fluid secretion from an abdominal organ in a patient's body;
- alerting a monitor device external to the patient's body of the presence of amylase in the fluid secretion,
- wherein the presence of amylase is indicative of the post-operative leak.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.