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Intraluminal devices with deployable elements

  • US 10,271,764 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2016
  • Issued: 04/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intraluminal device, comprising:

  • a shell dimensioned and structured to travel through a biological lumen of a subject;

    at least one of a sensor or a therapeutic device at least partially located within the shell;

    at least one controller electronically connected with the at least one of the sensor or the therapeutic device;

    at least one energy storage device;

    at least one deployable antenna assembly including at least one antenna, the at least one antenna being electronically connected with at least one of the at least one controller or the at least one energy storage device, the at least one deployable antenna assembly being actuatable from a first configuration to at least a second configuration, wherein the first configuration includes the at least one antenna at least partially wrapped about an outer portion of the shell along a longitudinal axis of the shell, and wherein the at least one deployable antenna assembly extends further outwards from the shell in the second configuration than in the first configuration; and

    an actuator for actuating the at least one deployable antenna assembly from the first configuration to the second configuration, wherein the at least one controller is electronically connected with the actuator and is configured to drive the actuator in response to at least one of a timer output, a sensor output, or a communication received from a source external to the biological lumen of the subject.

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