SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING ACID REFLUX USING INVOLUNTARY REFLEX COUGH TEST

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APP PUB NO 20120190938A1
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13354100

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A system and method diagnoses acid reflux. A nasogatric/orogastric (Ng/Og) device is inserted through the esophagus and into the stomach of a patient. The Ng/Og device includes a pressure sensor configured to measure intra-abdominal pressure and a plurality of pH sensors positioned along the Ng/Og device. An involuntary reflex cough epoch is induced within the patient. The intra-abdominal pressure and elevation of reflux along the Ng/Og device is measured. A subsequent step determines the functional status of the gastric valve based on the measured intra-abdominal pressure and the elevational reflux along the catheter created by the increased intra-abdominal pressure that occurs during the involuntary reflex cough epoch.

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PNEUMOFLEX SYSTEMS LLC301 SHERIDAN ROAD MELBOURNE FL 32901

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Addington, W Robert Melbourne Beach, US 56 921
Miller, Stuart P Indialantic, US 41 608
Stephens, Robert E Parkville, US 50 876

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