Method and apparatus for transmitting non-image information via an image sensor in an in vivo imaging system
US7118529B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7285
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device, system and method may enable the obtaining of in vivo information other than or in addition to images from for example within body lumens or cavities, such as temperature, pressure, or pH from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where the data is typically transmitted or otherwise sent via an optical means to a receiving system.
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