×

Method of using, and determining location of, an ingestible capsule

  • US 20030191430A1
  • Filed: 03/24/2003
  • Published: 10/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. The method of determining the real-time location of a capsule in a tract of a mammal, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a capsule, said capsule having sensors to determine at least two physiological parameters of said tract, said capsule also having a transmitter operatively arranged to transmit a signal reflecting such sensed parameters;

    inserting said capsule into said tract;

    transmitting said signal from said transmitter;

    receiving said transmitted signal exteriorly of said tract; and

    determining the real-time location of said capsule within said tract as a function of said received signal.

View all claims
  • 10 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×