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US 2023/0389902 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.
Claims27
1-131. (canceled)
A method of collecting gastrointestinal samples from a subject, the method comprising:
- delivering a tube-shaped body to a gastrointestinal tract, the tube-shaped body comprising an open end, a closed end, and a lumen extending from the open end to the closed end, the lumen internally collapsed during delivery;
- collecting a series of discrete gastrointestinal samples through the open end;
- storing each of the series of discrete gastrointestinal samples in a corresponding portion of the lumen within a segment of the tube-shaped body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.