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Self propelled device having a magnetohydrodynamic propulsion system

US6939290B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 2003
Grant dateSep 6, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63H11/025
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sensing device includes a magnetohydrodynamic propulsion system. The sensing device may be an in-vivo autonomous capsule with an imager, but may be another type of sensing device.

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