Apparatus and methods for replacement of files in a receiver of an in-vivo sensing system

• US 20060111758A1
• Filed: 11/22/2004
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Given Imaging Limited (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Given Imaging Limited (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Pascal, Pesach, Nisani, Micha
• Application Number:
  US10/992,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20060111758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/59
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00002 Operational features of endoscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00016 using wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/041 Capsule endoscopes for imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6861 Capsules, e.g. for swallowing or implanting
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/08 Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating for external stimulators A61N1/3603; for implantable neurostimulators A61N1/36128; for heart stimulators A61N1/37; for defibrillators A61N1/3925
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades

Abstract

Methods and systems according for replacement of an operational file in a receiver of an in vivo sensing device with a file received from an apparatus external and/or remote from the receiver. An operational file may be replaced by an updated version.

Claims

1. A method for updating an in vivo sensing system recorder, the method comprising:

replacing an operational file of a receiver of an in-vivo sensing system with a received file, said received file being received from an apparatus that is external to said receiver.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said operational file is an operational hardware configuration file and said received file is a received hardware configuration file, and replacing said operational file with said received file further comprising:

storing said received file in a hardware configuration memory.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said operational file is an operational software file and said received file is a received software file, and replacing said operational file with said received file further comprising:

storing said received file in a program memory.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing said received file in a temporary storage prior to replacing said operational file with said received file.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

correcting errors in said received file prior to replacing said operational file with said received file.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

deciding to replace said operational file with said received file, prior to replacing said operational file with said received file.

7. The method of claim 6, comprising:

confirming that a power source of said receiver stores energy that is sufficient for replacing said operational file with said received file.

8. The method of claim 6, comprising:

confining that said received file is free of errors.

9. A method comprising:

deciding whether to replace an operational file of a receiver of an in-vivo sensing system with a received hardware configuration file, said received file being received from an apparatus that is external to said receiver.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

checking whether a power source to said receiver/recorder stores energy that is sufficient for replacing said operational file with said received file prior to deciding whether to replace said operational file with said received file.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

checking whether said received file is free of errors prior to deciding whether to replace said operational file with said received file.

12. The method of claim 9 comprising:

storing said received file in a hardware configuration memory.

13. An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, result in:

deciding whether to replace an operational file of a receiver of an in-vivo sensing system with a received file, said received file being received from an apparatus that is external to said receiver.

14. The article of claim 13, wherein the instructions further result in:

checking whether a power source of said receiver stores energy that is sufficient for replacing said operational file with said received file prior to deciding whether to replace said operational file with said received file.

15. The article of claim 13, wherein the instructions further result in:

checking whether said received file is free of errors prior to deciding whether to replace said operational file with said received file.

16. The article of claim 13, wherein said operational file is an operational hardware configuration file and said received file is a received hardware configuration file, and the instructions further result in:

storing said received file in a hardware configuration memory.

17. The article of claim 13, wherein said operational file is an operational software file and said received file is a received software file, and the instructions further result in:

storing said received file in a program memory.

18. An in vivo sensing system comprising:

a sensing device configured for being inserted in a human body;

a receiver configured to receive sensed data from the sensing device and to receive a received file;

a workstation configured for sending the received file to the receiver; and

a processor configured to check whether a condition for replacing an operational file with the received file is fulfilled.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the receiver comprises an operational file memory and a received file memory.

20. The system of claim 18 comprising a power source connected to the receiver and to the processor.

21. The system of claim 18 wherein the sensing device comprises an imager.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the receiver receives images data from the sensing device.

23. The system of claim 18 wherein the sensing device comprises a wireless data transmitter.