Lumen-traveling biological interface device

US9801527B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Gearbox, Inc.

Inventors

• Bran Ferren · Beverly Hills, US
• W. Daniel Hillis · Calabasas, US
• Roderick A. Hyde · Redmond, US
• Muriel Y. Ishikawa · Livermore, US
• Edward K.Y. Jung · Bellevue, US
• Eric C. Leuthardt · Chesterfield, US
• Nathan P. Myhrvold · Bellevue, US
• Clarence T. Tegreene · Bellevue, US
• Lowell L. Wood, JR. · Bellevue, US
• Victoria Y.H. Wood · Livermore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 19, 2007
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/37205
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Lumen-traveling biological interface devices and associated methods and systems are described. Lumen-traveling biological interface devices capable of traveling within a body lumen may include a propelling mechanism to produce movement of the lumen-traveling device within the lumen, electrodes or other electromagnetic transducers for detecting biological signals and electrodes, coils or other electromagnetic transducers for delivering electromagnetic stimuli to stimulus responsive tissues. Lumen-traveling biological interface devices may also include additional components such as sensors, an active portion, and/or control circuitry.