In vivo device, system and usage thereof

US8425492B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg · DE

Inventors

• Michael Herbert · Naperville, US
• Klaus Schilling · Würzburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2008
• Grant date: Apr 23, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 27, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M31/002
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An in vivo device (1) for an at least temporary placement in a human or animal body (17), comprising an actuator (2) adapted to be actively triggered from the exterior in order to induce a local impact on the adjacent body area for in vivo treatment of a patient in need, and/or comprising a sensor adapted to be actively triggered from the exterior for sensing a pathological condition in the body (17). An in vivo system comprises at least two and/or a plurality of the in vivo devices (1), wherein the in vivo devices (1) are adapted to communicate with each other and/or with an external controller (24). The use of the in vivo device/s (1) for treating and/or diagnosing a pathological condition in a human or animal body (17) comprises: administering the device/s (1); monitoring the movement of the device/s (1) through the body (17); triggering the device/s (1) from the outside once the device/s (1) reach/es a defined position in the body (17).