Method and system for moving an in-vivo device in the gastrointestinal tract
US10736492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/062
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An in-vivo device may be propelled in the gastrointestinal tract by a magnetic force such that the direction of the magnetic force applied to the in-vivo device follows, or is continually adapted to, the instantaneous spatial orientation of the in-vivo device. As the in-vivo device changes orientation in the gastrointestinal tract by the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, so does the magnetic force, to follow suit.
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