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GI bleeding is a commonly encountered medical problem. The first step in the medical management of GI bleeding is to determine the source of bleeding. Physicians categorize GI bleeding as coming from the upper GI tract or the lower GI tract. This distinction is of particular importance when considering occult bleeding since lower GI bleeding may represent a colon cancer in a curable stage.

Current stool tests for blood only alert the physician to the presence of blood. Typically, a patient will then undergo a colonoscopy to determine if there is a serious pathological condition.

SoretScan™ was designed as a stool test that can accurately predict if the bleeding is occurring from an upper or lower GI site. This test should provide a much less expensive and readily available means for evaluation prior to colonoscopy.

SoretScan™ was developed to have the following properties:

Simple to perform in a physicians office

Sensitive enough to detect occult bleeding

High accuracy in determining the location of bleeding

Inexpensive technology

SoretScan™ dedicated reader

SoretScan™ cartridge.