Device, system and method for in-vivo imaging of a body lumen
US8639314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/0684
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An in-vivo device, system and a method for imaging a body lumen, typically liquid filled body lumen. The in-vivo device may have a specific gravity of about 1 or a volume to weight ratio that enables it to float. The in-vivo device may include an optical system for viewing through a body lumen liquid and another optical system for viewing through a non liquid medium. The in-vivo device may be moved through the body lumen by the liquid movement in that lumen.
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