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US 2018/0000404 A1Published application
Method and system for detecting pacreactic trauma
OwnerMark W. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for detecting pancreatic trauma in a trauma patient during a surgical operation. The method includes positioning a detection device in contact with the patient's pancreas, applying a chemical indicator to the detection device after removing the detection device from the patient, and detecting a chemical reaction on the detection device that is indicative of the pancreas releasing an enzyme as a result of pancreatic trauma.
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A method of detecting pancreatic trauma, said method comprising:
- positioning a detection device into contact with a pancreas during a surgical operation, wherein an outer surface of the detection device is coated or impregnated with a first chemical reactant that is reactive with a pancreatic enzyme;
- applying a chemical indicator containing a second chemical reactant to the outer surface of the detection device, wherein a product of the second chemical reactant with the first chemical reactant has a color that is visibly distinguishable from each of (i) a color of the first chemical reactant, (ii) a color of the pancreatic enzyme, and (iii) a color of a product of the first chemical reactant with the pancreatic enzyme;
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- detecting trauma to the pancreas via the absence, at the outer surface of the detection device, of the color of the product of the first and second chemical reactants.
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A system for detecting pancreatic trauma, said system comprising:
- a deformable detection device having an outer surface with a surface color;
- a first chemical reactant that is reactive with a pancreatic enzyme, wherein said first chemical reactant is applied to said outer surface;
- a second chemical reactant that is reactive with said first chemical reactant to produce a product color that is different from the surface color;
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- a liquid dispenser operable to contain and selectively dispense said second chemical reactant onto said outer surface;
- wherein contact of said second chemical reactant with said first chemical reactant along said outer surface causes the product color to form on said outer surface, and wherein absence of the product color along a portion of said outer surface is indicative of the presence of the pancreatic enzyme at said portion of said outer surface.
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A kit for detecting pancreatic trauma, said kit comprising:
- a plurality of detection devices each having an outer surface with a surface color, and each detection device having a first chemical reactant applied to said outer surface, wherein said first chemical reactant is reactive with a pancreatic enzyme;
- a plurality of disposable packages each containing a respective one of said detection devices;
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- a liquid dispenser containing a second chemical reactant that is reactive with said first chemical reactant to produce a product color that is different from the surface color, wherein said liquid dispenser is operable to contain and selectively dispense said second chemical reactant onto said outer surface;
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- wherein contact of said second chemical reactant with said first chemical reactant along said outer surface causes the product color to form on said outer surface, and wherein absence of the product color along a portion of said outer surface is indicative of the presence of the pancreatic enzyme at said portion of said outer surface.
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