Device, system and method for in-vivo sensing of a body lumen
US7678043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B10/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system device and a method for imaging and/or for obtaining a sample from, for example, endo-luminal areas. The system may include two or more devices which may be magnetically connected in a body lumen, for example the system may include a first device which may include an imager and a transmitter for transmitting in vivo data, and a second device which may include a sampling mechanism.
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