Patents Assigned to Ingenza Ltd.
  • Assay for positioning a feeding tube and method thereof
    Patent number: 8696567
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bedside or point of care assay for properly positioning a feeding tube in the stomach of a patient based on detecting the presence of a hydrolytic enzyme found in the stomach by an ester substrate which can be impregnated on a pH strip. The application of this test reduces the risk of tube misplacement and the resulting harm to the patient that occurs in the event of tube misplacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ingenza Ltd.
    Inventors: Reuben Carr, Lucy Farley