Evaluation of a Capillary Endoscopy Aspiration Catheter
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Summary
The small intestine is an understudied frontier of microbiome research. While aspiration during endoscopy is considered the gold standard to assess small bowel bacteria, the tools for sterile retrieval are primitive and poorly validated. Endoscopic aspiration is time-consuming and prone to contamination. Inspired by plants' ability to draw water by capillary action, a novel multi-capillary sterile system was designed which is a modified version of the conventional aspiration catheter. The purpose of this study is to examine the time and volume capabilities of this catheter in suctioning various liquids compared to conventional aspiration catheter, in two groups, each includes 23 patients that going under endoscopy at GI lab at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. The investigator will collect up to 2 ml fluid from Duodenum- in first group by using the conventional catheter and in second group by using the capillary catheter. The time collection and the volume of samples in 2 groups will be compared.
Description
The Medically Associated Science and Technology (MAST) program at Cedars-Sinai is dedicated to the development of novel drugs and devices to diagnose and treat patients. This study designed to examine the efficiency of the aspiration capillary catheter during an endoscopy procedure. The investigators want to know if this capillary catheter can suction faster than the current commercially available endoscopic aspiration catheter. You are being asked to take part in this research study because you are undergoing an endoscopy or esophagogastroduodenoscopy procedure as part of your clinical care.…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female subjects aged 18-85 undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Exclusion Criteria: * There are no exclusion criteria for this study as subjects will be undergoing the procedures for medical reasons and not for the purposes of this study.
Interventions
- DeviceCapillary Endoscopy Aspiration Catheter
Small intestinal fluid will be suctioned with using a capillary endoscopy aspiration catheter\[#CSL2182; Hobbs Medical,Inc. Connecticut, US\] during upper endoscopy
- DeviceEndoscopy Aspiration Catheter
Small intestinal fluid will be suctioned with using an endoscopy aspiration catheter\[#2182; Hobbs Medical,Inc. Connecticut, US\] during upper endoscopy
Location
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California