US 2026/0248489 A1 · INGESTIBLE DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR COLLECTING GASTROINTESTINAL SAMPLES

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device for collecting gastrointestinal fluids/particles or samples. The present disclosure also relates to a process of collecting gastrointestinal fluids/particles or samples by the ingestible device. The ingestible device of the present disclosure is designed to non-invasively collect gastrointestinal particles, including biomolecules and components of the residing gut microbiome, with precise spatial resolution along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Upon deployment, the device's design and/or actuation mechanism facilitates the capture of gastrointestinal fluids and associated particles within those fluids. These samples are securely stored within the device until its natural egestion, after which the collected material can be subjected to further bio/chemical analyses.

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Dependent claims

An ingestible device for collecting samples from a subject, the device comprising:

a core shell (2) having a plurality of outer wall defining an inner volume;
a separate passage (6) disposed in the inner volume and adapted to divide the inner volume into one or more chambers selected from activation chamber (3) and sample chamber (4);
an inlet passage (8) in fluid communication with the chamber selected from activation chamber (3) and sample chamber (4) of the core shell;
and
an activation mechanism (5,12) disposed in the chamber selected from activation chamber (3) and sample chamber (4) and is adapted to allow ingress of sample from the inlet passage (8) to the sample chamber (4) though the separator passage (6).

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Ingestible device and process for collecting gastrointestinal samples

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Ingestible device and process for collecting gastrointestinal samples

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Abstract

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