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US 2022/0175351 A1Published application
Devices and Methods for Collecting Gastrointestinal Samples
AssigneeEnvivo Bio Inc
InventorTidhar Dari Shalon
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Abstract
Embodiments of devices and methods for collecting gastrointestinal samples using a capsule-shaped device that is swallowed are provided.
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A method of identifying and/or localizing a pathology comprising:
- (a) collecting liquid samples from regions of the GI tract;
- (b) localizing each of said samples to a specific region of the GI tract;
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- (b) characterizing cells and/or biomolecules in each of said samples and associating said cells and/or biomolecules with a pathology to a specific region of the GI tract to thereby identify and/or localize the pathology.
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A method of localizing a pathology comprising:
- (a) collecting liquid samples from regions of the GI tract;
- (b) characterizing cells and/or biomolecules in each of said liquid samples;
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- (c) identifying a GI region where a cell and/or biomolecule of interest first appears thereby localizing the pathology to a specific region of the GI tract.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.