Gastrointestinal-tract sensor
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1. Gastrointestinal-tract apparatus comprising:
- a sensor adapted to move along and measure a length of a gastrointestinal tract from a reference point to a site of interest in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Abstract
A method for detecting a site of interest in a gastrointestinal tract, wherein the method includes sensing a length traveled by a sensor in a gastrointestinal tract from a reference point to a site of interest in the gastrointestinal tract.
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60 Claims
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1. Gastrointestinal-tract apparatus comprising:
a sensor adapted to move along and measure a length of a gastrointestinal tract from a reference point to a site of interest in the gastrointestinal tract. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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35. A method for sensing in a gastrointestinal tract, the method comprising:
sensing a length traveled by a sensor in a gastrointestinal tract from a reference point to a site of interest in the gastrointestinal tract.
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50. An ingestible pill, comprising:
a radiation detector adapted to measure, at a plurality of sites of a gastrointestinal tract, radiation generated by a radiopharmaceutical. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for measuring radiation, comprising:
administering an ingestible pill including a radiation detector adapted to measure, at a plurality of sites of a gastrointestinal tract, radiation generated by a radiopharmaceutical.
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