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Ingestible medical device

US10172598B2 · kind B2 · utility

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51References

55Claims

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Assignee

PROGENITY, INC. · US

Inventors

Yaw Amoako-Tuffour · Montréal, CA
Mitchell Lawrence Jones · Village of La Jolla, US
Satya Prakash · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 15, 2014
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D5/347
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments are described herein for a device and method for an ingestible medical device with a rotatable element. In some described embodiments, the ingestible medical device includes a storage sub-unit with multiple chambers each having an opening for collecting or dispensing substances from the GI tract. The device further comprises a chamber enclosure with an access port. One of the chamber enclosure and the storage sub-unit are rotatable to allow for aligning the access port with a chamber opening. The ingestible medical device includes a sensor for positioning the access port of the chamber enclosure or the storage sub-unit as one of these elements rotates.

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