System device and method for estimating the size of an object in a body lumen
US8663092B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0031
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device, system 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 energy source to emit for example a light beam or a laser beam in a body lumen and a processor to, based on the light beam or laser beam image, estimate, for example the size of objects in a body lumen.
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