System and method for in vivo sensing
First Claim
1. A system enabling in vivo environment sensing, comprising:
- an in-vivo imaging device;
at least one environment sensitive color-changing material; and
at least one data transmitter.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method that enables sensing and/or measuring environmental conditions in an in vivo environment. An environment sensitive material, such as a temperature sensitive color changing material, may be placed within or without of an in-vivo imaging device. The environment sensitive material may change in response to environmental changes, such as temperature changes, pH level changes, pressure changes etc., and the in-vivo imaging device may acquire these responses. These responses may be acquired by an imager, in the form of images that indicate the color status of the environment sensitive material for each data frame sent from the in-vivo imaging device to a data receiving unit and/or data processor. The data may be processed and analyzed etc. by a data processor, and output by an output device.
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37 Claims
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1. A system enabling in vivo environment sensing, comprising:
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an in-vivo imaging device;
at least one environment sensitive color-changing material; and
at least one data transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system enabling in vivo sensing, comprising:
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an in-vivo imaging device;
at least one environment sensitive color-changing material;
at least one data receiver unit;
at least one data processing unit; and
at least one data output unit. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system enabling in vivo sensing, comprising:
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means for indicating a change of at least one environmental parameter;
means for lighting said indicating means; and
means for acquiring in vivo images, said images including environmental parameter changes indicated by said indicating means. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method enabling in vivo sensing, comprising:
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radiating light onto at least one color changing environment sensitive material coupled to an in-vivo imaging device;
acquiring a plurality of images from said material; and
transmitting said acquired images to a data receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method enabling in vivo sensing, comprising:
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receiving image data from an in-vivo imaging device, said device having at least one color changing environment sensitive material; and
outputting image-related data. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method enabling in vivo sensing, comprising:
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placing at least one environment sensitive material to an in-vivo imaging device;
sensing environmental parameter changes by said environment sensitive material;
acquiring data indicating said environment parameter changes from said environment sensitive material;
transmitting said acquired data to a data processing unit;
processing said acquired data by said data processing unit; and
outputting data relating to said environment parameter changes. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A system enabling determining of in vivo environmental conditions, comprising:
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a data receiver unit, to receive at least image data related to an environment sensitive color-changing material; and
a processing unit to process said data, thereby determining the in vivo environmental conditions. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system enabling determining changes in vivo environmental conditions, comprising:
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a data receiver unit, to receive at least data related to an environment sensitive color-changing material;
a processing unit to process said data, thereby calculating in vivo environmental changes; and
at least one data output device. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A system enabling determining of changes in vivo environmental conditions, comprising:
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data receiving means for receiving at least data related to an environmental sensitive color-changing material;
data processing means for processing said data, thereby calculating changes in the in vivo environment; and
data output means for displaying data related to the in vivo environment. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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