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Method and apparatus for in-vivo physiological monitoring

US8494623B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

Dorothea Li Feng KOH · Waltham, US
Bryant Lin · Menlo Park, US
Paul J. Wang · Saratoga, US
Marie A. Guion-Johnson · Minneapolis, US
Amin Al-Ahmad · Cupertino, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2009
Grant date	Jul 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2562/0219
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method is provided that includes providing a monitoring apparatus including one or more modules within a target cavity or lumen of a body. The one or more modules are provided within the target cavity or lumen in a first state in which the monitoring apparatus is configured to remain within the target cavity or lumen. The method further includes monitoring physiological conditions of the body using one or more sensors within the one or more modules, and providing the one or more modules in a second state in which the monitoring apparatus is configured to exit the target cavity or lumen.

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