Device, system and method for estimating the size of an object in a body lumen
US7995798B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/273
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for capturing in-vivo images allows for size or distance estimations for objects within the images. According to one embodiment of the present invention there may be provided, in an in-vivo device, at least an imager, an illumination source to provide illumination for the imager, an irradiation source to emit for example a light beam or a laser beam in a body lumen and a processor to calculate, based on image illumination parameter values, an estimate of the size of objects in a body lumen.
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