Ingestible pill for diagnosing a gastrointestinal tract
US8036731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N7/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ingestible device, adapted to travel in the gastrointestinal tract and perform a diagnostic image of tissue therein, is provided. The diagnostic image may comprise diagnostic information as a function of time, or diagnostic information as a function of distance traveled within the gastrointestinal tract. An imaging method by depth calculations is provided, based on the attenuation of photons of different energies, which are emitted from the same source, coupled with position monitoring.
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