GASTROSCOPE

A gastroscope has an insertion tube with a working channel therein, and a sensor is guided in the working channel via a guidewire. The sensor has a first electrode produced of an acid-resistant noble metal, and a second electrode produced of silver. An electrical voltage is applied between the first...

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Hauptverfasser: KUTH RAINER, FOERTSCH STEFAN, MAIER KARL-HEINZ
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Zusammenfassung:A gastroscope has an insertion tube with a working channel therein, and a sensor is guided in the working channel via a guidewire. The sensor has a first electrode produced of an acid-resistant noble metal, and a second electrode produced of silver. An electrical voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes, and a change in an electrical variable is measured between the first and second electrodes when ammonia is present. The gastroscope allows screening of gastric acid and tissue in the stomach lining for Helicobacter pylori in a manner that is gentle for the patient.