Encapsulated medical device and method of examining, curing, and treating internal region of body cavity using encapsulated medical device
US7651471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7232
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An encapsulated medical device is passed through the lumen of a body cavity in order to examine, cure, or treat an internal region of the body cavity under the control of the extracorporeal device. A capsule body has a linkage hole bored in the extended portion thereof so that when the capsule body comes into close contact with the internal surface of a body cavity to block the lumen thereof, the linkage hole will realize a fluid passage which allows a fluid such as a gas or humor to flow into the forward and backward parts of the lumen.
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