650 results about "Alimentary tracts" patented technology

The invention discloses a sandwiched stapler type alimentary tract anastomosis dissecting sealer, relating to the surgical instruments. The invention provides a sandwiched stapler type alimentary tract anastomosis dissecting sealer which can prevent the alimentary tract anastomotic stoma from tearing, leaking and errhysis from the cut section in surgical operations. The sandwiched stapler type alimentary tract anastomosis dissecting sealer is provided with a nail anvil (which is also called as a bottom needle holder), a nail cartridge (which is also called as a nail anvil box), a sealer body, a movable handle, an adjusting button, a cutter cushion and an anastomosing nail (which is also called as a suturing nail), wherein the nail anvil is connected with the front end of the sealer body, the adjusting button is arranged at the tail part of the sealer body, the movable handle is arranged at the back of the sealer body, a safety button is arranged at the connection of the movable handle and the sealer body, the cutter cushion is arranged on the nail anvil, the anastomosing nail is arranged at the front end part of the sealer body, a membrane is arranged on the surface of the nail anvil (which is also called as the bottom needle holder), and a membrane is also arranged on the surface of the nail cartridge (which is also called as the nail anvil box); and after stapling, a sandwich structure consisting of the membrane, an intestinal wall and the membrane is formed.

The invention discloses a disposable automatic safety circular anastomat, which relates to a circular anastomat provided with an automatic safety device. The invention belongs to a surgical operation instrument, and is particularly suitable for end-to-end, end-to-side and side-to-side cutting, sealing and stump cut anastomosis in alimentary tract operation of the esophagus, the stomach, the intestinal tract and the like. The disposable automatic safety circular anastomat comprises a nail butting seat component, a nail compartment component, an aluminum bended pipe, a bended push rod component, a movable handle component, a regulation screw nut component, an automatic safety device and a fixed handle component, wherein the bended push rod component comprises a bended push rod, a guide shaft, a connecting sheet, a lead screw, a regulation block, a regulation screw and a press sheet, the bended push rod component is sheathed and arranged in the aluminum bended pipe, the nail compartment component comprises a nail compartment sleeve, a nail compartment, a nail pushing sheet and an annular cutter, the nail butting seat assembly comprises a nail butting seat, a jump ring pipe, a jump ring and a nail butting seat cover, and the automatic safety device comprises a safety positioning plate, a safety positioning plate reset spring, a safety positioning plate reset spring pin, an indication block, an indication block transmission plate, an indication block transmission reset spring and an indication block transmission plate positioning pin.

At least one of a plurality of disorders of a patient are treated where the disorders are associated with a gastrointestinal tract of a patient where the disorders are characterized at least in part by hyper-tonal vagal activity innervating at least one of a plurality of alimentary tract organs of the patient at an innervation site. The treatment includes applying a neural conduction block to a vagus nerve of the patient at a blocking site proximal to the innervation site. The neural conduction block is selected to at least partially block nerve impulses on the vagus nerve at the blocking site. A treatment apparatus has an electrically controllable neural conduction electrode adapted to be placed on a vagus nerve of a patient at a blocking site proximal to an innervation site.

The invention provides a micro-ecological traditional Chinese medicine preparation for enhancing the immunity of livestock and poultry, and a preparation method thereof. The invention is characterized in that traditional Chinese medicines are combined with the modern microbial fermentation technology to develop a novel feed additive, i.e. traditional Chinese medicines such as astragalus root, eucommia, licorice, bupleurum and the like are directly fermented by two or more of sporeformer, microzyme, lactobacillus to obtain the product. The micro-ecological traditional Chinese medicine preparation provided by the invention has the efficacies of enhancing the body immunity of livestock and poultry, maintaining the gastrointestinal microbial flora balance of animals, preventing and treating alimentary and respiratory diseases of livestock and poultry, promoting healthy and quick growth of the animals, and improving the qualities of meat, egg and milk; the micro-ecological traditional Chinese medicine preparation has no toxic side effect, no pollution and no residue, can not generate drug resistance, and is suitable for use at each growth stage of the livestock and poultry; and the effect is stable and reliable and can meet the requirements of people for safety in production of livestock and poultry products. The micro-ecological traditional Chinese medicine preparation for enhancing the immunity of livestock and poultry can be increased in dose to be used as a veterinary medicine for application.

Methods of ablating tissue in an alimentary tract are provided. The methods include advancing an ablation structure into an alimentary tract while supporting the ablation structure with an endoscope. The methods further include a step of moving at least part of the ablation structure with respect to the endoscope and toward a tissue surface, before activating the ablation structure to ablate a tissue surface.

The invention pertains to cooling agents comprising N-substituted p-menthane-3-carboxamides, menthyl acetate and solubilizer, and methods for making the cooling agents. The invention also concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising the cooling agents, including tablets, suspensions and liquid solutions having active pharmaceutical agents for treating upper gastrointestinal tract distress, and methods for treating upper gastrointestinal tract distress in humans.

An ablation device and methods for use thereof including a support structure adapted to support an ablation structure within an alimentary tract of a patient are provided. The support structure includes a longitudinal support with a longitudinal axis and a rotational support. The rotational support is adapted to permit at least part of the ablation structure to rotate with respect to the longitudinal support's longitudinal axis.

The invention pertains to cooling agents comprising N-substituted p-menthane-3-carboxamides, menthyl acetate and solubilizer, and methods for making the cooling agents. The invention also concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising the cooling agents, including tablets, suspensions and liquid solutions having active pharmaceutical agents for treating upper gastrointestinal tract distress, and methods for treating upper gastrointestinal tract distress in humans.

The invention provides a duodenal internal covering membrane, which is made of degradable shape memory biocompatible material and relates to degradable medical equipment internally installed in a digestive tract. After the internal covering membrane is implanted into a duodenum, chyme can be split from bile and pancreatic juice, so stomach exudates are prevented from being directly digested, absorbed and metabolized in the duodenum, and the histocompatibility is good; after being implanted into a human body, the duodenal internal covering membrane is steady, is not easy to slide off to be incarcerated and can be gradually degraded in the human body after 2 months to 5 years, so complicated operation and the injury to organs and tissue, which are caused when the duodenal internal covering membrane is removed from the human body in the future, are avoided, a rebound effect achieved after the original barrier is instantaneously and thoroughly dismounted can be slowed down, and the duodenal internal covering membrane can be prepared into medical equipment which is used for curing obesity and diabetes mellitus and does not need to be removed from the human body in the future; and tube-shaped part sinking induced by gastrointestinal motility and jejunum content backflow caused by the decrease of a gap between a tube-shaped part of the internal covering membrane and the inner wall of the duodenum can be avoided. The prepared medical equipment for curing the obesity and the diabetes mellitus can achieve the effects of dropping prevention, removal exemption, rebound inhibition and injury reduction.

Methods and devices are provided for assessing impairment of blood circulation in a patient, such as that in perfusion failure, by measurement of blood flow in the gastrointestinal tract or upper respiratory / digestive tract of the patient. The method comprises introducing a blood-flow sensor into the gastrointestinal tract or the upper respiratory / digestive tract of a patient, placing the sensor adjacent a mucosal surface therein, and measuring blood flow in adjacent tissue to determine blood flow in that tissue. The method may also involve measurement of PCO.sub.2 and / or pH in combination with the blood flow determination. The invention affords rapid measurement and detection of perfusion failure.

The invention belongs to the field of feed additive and discloses a bacillus subtilis and the application thereof in biological feed additives. The bacillus subtilis HF-A2 related in the invention ispreserved in Common Microorganism Center, China Committee of Culture Collection for Microorganisms on August 19th, 2009, with a preservation number of CGMCC No. 3241. The bacillus subtilis HF-A2 (CGMCC No. 3241) is obtained by selecting content matters collected from gastrointestinal parts of a healthy anthony pig, which are close to mucosa. The strain of the bacillus subtilis has a strong capability in resisting the physical environment of the alimentary canal and resisting processing, performs well in inhibiting bacteria and deodorization and is safe and reliable. The biological feed additives prepared from the strain can inhibit harmful microorganisms in the alimentary canal, replace antibiotics and chemical drugs, remarkably enhance the immunity of livestock and poultry, promote the healthy growth of the animals, reduce the odor of wastes and purify the raising environment.

This invention relates to a nutritional dietary system, formulation, kit and method for use in preparing an individual for a predetermined activity which requires a clean digestive tract, particularly the colon. Such predetermined activities include, but are not limited to, gastrointestinal surgery and colon screenings. Specifically, the present invention provides an individual low amounts of fat, dietary fiber and solid food content to minimize stool formation and / or facilitate removal of stool from the digestive tract prior to the predetermined activity. The present invention also provides the individual with sufficient calories and nutrition to enable the individual to conduct daily, routine activities while utilizing the present invention. In one alternative embodiment, the dietary regimen of the present invention provides a variety of pre-packaged, ready to eat or easy to prepare nutritional liquid or solid foods which, when coordinated with a laxative regimen, result in removal of residue such that a medically and / or diagnostically useful procedure can be performed on the digestive tract.

The invention discloses purple potato noodles, which comprise high-quality wheat meal and purple potato fine powder, wherein the weight ratio of the high-quality wheat meal to the purple potato fine powder is 70:30-90:10. A process for producing the purple potato noodles comprises the following steps of: 1) providing powder; 2) preparing materials, wherein a weight ratio of flour to the purple potato is 80:20-85:15; 3) kneading dough and curing; 4) sheeting, rolling and slitting; 5) drying; 6) cutting; 7) metering and packaging; and 8) checking fine dried noodles. The purple potato noodles in the scheme comprise the flour and the purple potatoes, wherein the weight ratio of the flour to the purple potato is 70:30-90:10. The purple potato noodles contain rich nutrition and have good taste; and the purple potatoes have high content of cellulose, which can increase the excrement volume, facilitate gastrointestinal peristalsis, clear retained mucus, pneumatosis and putrefaction in an enteric cavity, discharge harmful substances and carcinogenic substances in the excrement, keep defecation smooth, improve gastrointestinal environment and prevent gastrointestinal diseases. The purple potato noodles are simple in production process and high and stable in quality.

An ablation device and methods for use thereof including a support structure adapted to support an ablation structure within an alimentary tract of a patient are provided. The support structure includes a longitudinal support with a longitudinal axis and a rotational support. The rotational support is adapted to permit at least part of the ablation structure to rotate with respect to the longitudinal support's longitudinal axis.

The invention relates to an antioxidant peptide from collagen, which has one of amino acid sequences: (1) Hyl-Cys; (2) Gln-Gly-Ala-Arg; (3) Leu-Gln-Gly-Met; and (4) Leu-Gln-Gly-Met-Hyp. The antioxidant peptide can be synthesized by a peptide synthesizer chemical method or can be synthesized by hydrolyzing the collagen and separating and purifying the obtained hydrolysate. The antioxidant peptide not only has strong antioxidant function, but also can replace BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) and the like to be used as an addictive of food as well as can be used as an active functional component. The antioxidant peptide can be used for foods, heath-care products, cosmetics, even animal food and feed and the like and has extremely-wide application range and remarkable social benefits and economic benefits. In addition, the antioxidant peptide has 2-5 amino acids and small molecule weight and is more easily absorbed by alimentary tract.

The invention provides laying hen compound biological feed additive, and belongs to the technical field of feed science and feed additives. The feed additive is compoundly prepared by feed grade fluvic acid, worm powder, fermented frass, an extractive compound preparation, a microecologic preparation and carriers by a certain ratio. Premix of the compound biological feed additive is used in the feed of a laying hen. Environment in the digestive tract of livestock and poultry can be regulated and controlled, intestinal flora balance in an organism can be regulated, the organism immunity can be improved, and the feed additive has the properties of being antimicrobial and anti-stress, and improving immunity and production. The feed additive is added into daily ration of the laying hen to improve the laying capacity and the immunity of the laying hen, improve the feed conversion rate, and then to reduce drug residue and improve egg quality. The compound biological feed additive is a safe and reliable and green environmental protection feed additive product, and the application prospect is good.

The invention discloses an antimicrobial-free feed formula for weaned pigs. The antimicrobial-free feed formula consists of puffed corn, fermented bean pulp, soybean, soybean oil, fish meal, whey powder, a piglet premix, a plant extract additive, a coating acidifier, microecologics and a complex enzyme preparation. The antimicrobial-free feed formula fully makes use of the physiological characteristics of the weaned pigs and can solve the problems of incomplete immunologic functions, low disease-resistance capability, insufficient digestion secretase, incomplete intestine development, low digestion and absorption capability, high risk of diarrhea and the like of the weaned pigs, thus fulfilling the aim of increasing the daily growing weight; moreover, the antimicrobial-free feed can thoroughly replace conventional antibiotics and zinc oxide; the digestion utilization rate of the feed is improved, the health of the intestinal tracts of the piglets is guaranteed, and the antimicrobial-free feed is an ideal feed for the weaned pigs.

The invention relates to a minor cereal steamed cake, and a processing and preparing method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of foods. The minor cereal steamed cake is prepared from the following materials in parts by weight of: 80-100 parts of corn flour, 50-80 parts of sorghum flour, 20-40 parts of wheat powder, 6-10 parts of baking powder, 5-8 parts of yeast powder, 10-18 parts of mashed purple potato puree, 12-20 parts of mashed pumpkin puree, 15-20 parts of milk, 2-4 eggs, 5-8 parts of white sugar, 8-12 parts of currant, 6-15 parts of medlar, 10-14 parts of Chinese dates, 5-8 parts of shelled corn and 6-10 parts of bacon. The minor cereal steamed cake disclosed by the invention adopts a manner of combining minor cereals with flour and rice, is beneficial to digestion and absorption; the taste of the steamed cake is easier to accept by people due to the added mashed purple potato puree, mashed pumpkin puree, currant and the like; and when the steamed cake is eaten for a long period of time, the digestive wall can be cleaned, the digestive function is strengthened, the weak alimentary tract is protected, and the colon cancer is prevented and treated.

The invention provides biological health padding and a preparation method thereof. The biological health padding includes: rice husk, sawdust, a compound microbial agent, dandelion, argy wormwood leaves, honeysuckle, mint, cogongrass, liquorice, isatis root and water. The padding is suitable for rural small-scale farming, helps to reduce livestock diseases, is beneficial to improvement of livestock and poultry antibody levels, prevention and control of animal digestive tract, respiratory tract and other diseases, and reduction of antibiotic drug residues in animal organism of livestock and poultry, and helps to promote the sustainable development of breeding industry.

The present invention provides a microbial fermented composite antibiotic-free feed containing natural antibacterial components. The feed comprises a fermented product based on the united segmented fermentation of aerobic-anaerobic composite strains, composite natural antibacterial components, a non-plant source protein / polypeptide compound nutrient supplement agent, and an additive comprising atleast a soybean protein amino acid / polypeptide compound chelate. The composite strains comprises at least lactic acid bacteria, bacillus subtilis, yeast selected from candida utilis or saccharomyces cerevisiae, and enterococcus faecalis. The fermented product based on the united segmented fermentation is prepared by carrying out secondary fermentation on fermentation raw materials through the aerobic-anaerobic composite strains. The combination of the microbial fermented feed and the natural antibacterial components is beneficial to the balance of intestinal flora of animals, and can prevent the dysbacteriosis of digestive tracts, improve the immunity functions of animal organisms, reduce or replace the use of feed antibiotics, and significantly improve the digestion and absorption efficiency of the feed and the meat quality of animals.

The invention provides a total digestive tract emptying non-invasive examination system which can be used for continuous non-invasive examination of the total digestive tract emptying process. The system comprises a gastrointestinal tract micro detection capsule, an in vitro control device, a magnetic field sensor array and a data treatment workstation. The invention also provides a corresponding treatment method of examination results of the system. Compared with the prior art, the system and the method have the following advantages: 1. without the help of any reagent, total digestive tract emptying can be detected in the natural physiological status, without causing pains or injuries to human bodies; 2. the detection results are intuitive and accurate, the detected information is abundant and comprehensive, and such information as the three-dimensional emptying paths of the contents in the total digestive tract and the emptying time and speed and peristalsis frequency of each intestine segment can be obtained; and 3. the system is convenient to use and is lower in cost.

The invention discloses a medicinal composition containing dimeticone / simethicone. The composition is mainly prepared from the following raw material medicaments in portion by weight: 1 to 1,000 portions of acetylcysteine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and 1 to 500 portions of the dimeticone / simethicone. The composition can be prepared into various pharmaceutically acceptable preparations; and the composition can be applied to gastrointestinal endoscopy and treatment or an adjuvant drug administered before imaging examination, and compared with the acetylcysteine or the dimeticone or simethicone which is in single use at the same dosage, the composition has stronger defrothing effect, and stronger grume removal effect, so that the composition can effectively improve the visual definition of examination and treatment, reduce misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis, and improve effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment, contributes to early diagnosis discovery of digestive tract diseases, and has wide application prospect.

The invention belongs to the field of stock feed and relates to a preparation method of cassava residue complete biochemical feed for sheep. According to the preparation method, fresh cassava residues, sheep fine feed, grass meal, molasses, calcium hydrophosphate, microbial stains and table salt are uniformly mixed to obtain mixing materials, the moisture content in the mixing materials is controlled to be 40 percent to 50 percent, then, the anaerobic airtight fermentation is carried out for more than five days, and the cassava residue complete biochemical feed for sheep is obtained. The preparation method has the advantages that according to the sheep growth and development requirements, raw materials including the fresh cassava residues are used as major feed raw materials, the sheep fine feed, the grass meal and the like are scientifically prepared, the process is simple, the cost is low, the obtained feed can inhabit the propagation of digestive tract pathogens, the sheep immunity is improved, the palatability and the digestive absorption of the cassava residues are improved, the problem of feed shortage of captive breeding sheep is solved, and the complete biochemical feed belongs to the sheep complete high-quality feed with a health care function.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical reagents and in particular relates to a medical water-based lubricant for introducing an instrument into a body cavity. The medical water-based lubricant comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 0.5-1.5% of lubricating and thickening components and 1-10% of an excipient, wherein the pH value is 5 to 7. Compared with a common lubricant, the medical water-based lubricant has better lubricating property and good biocompatibility and can be used more comfortably and naturally; and a relatively mild preservative is adopted, so that the medical water-based lubricant has a better using effect, better safety and a wide application range, and does not have any adverse reaction. When the medical water-based lubricant is used for clinical diagnosis and treatment, the medical water-based lubricant is smeared in an orifice and on the surface of the instrument to ensure that the friction force between the instrument and mucous membranes of the orifice can be greatly reduced, and the damage to tissues caused by the instrument is alleviated. The medical water-based lubricant can be widely used for lubricating an instrument such as a conduit, an endoscope or a dilator to be inserted into the respiratory tract, the digestive tract, the urethra, the vagina, the rectum and the anus.

The invention is directed to liquid enteral nutritional compositions comprising a protein fraction comprising more than 25 weight % and up to 80 weight % of a vegetable protein comprising at least a source of pea protein, and a fat fraction comprising (a) 8 to 15 weight % of linoleic acid; (b) 3.0 to 6.0 weight % of a combination of alpha-linolenic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, wherein the amount of ALA is >2.5 weight % and the combined amount of DHA and EPA is ≦2.5 weight %; (c) 10 to 20 weight % of at least one medium-chain fatty acid; and (d) 35 to 79 weight % of at least one mono-unsaturated fatty acid. The compositions provide for a healthy and balanced diet, which is well-tolerated and minimises clinical complications that are frequently associated with the administration of enteral nutrition in patients using tube feeding, especially with respect to a reduced gastric emptying.

The invention provides newly separated enterococcus faecium (enterococcus faecium) HEW-A588. The enterococcus faecium HEW-A588 has obvious probiotic and stress resistance. When the micro-ecologic preparation prepared from the enterococcus faecium enters intestinal tracts of animals, the micro-ecologic preparation is rapidly activated and proliferated, the micro-ecologic preparation can have the efficacies of forming beneficial advantage microbial populations, maintaining the balance of the intestinal tracts, improving the food utilization efficiency of the animals, reducing the cost, improving the steady state of the internal environment of the digestive tracts in the animal bodies, promoting the absorption and the utilization of nutrition, promoting the growth of the animals, improving economic benefits and the like, and the micro-ecologic preparation has favorable application prospects.