MEDICAL EXAMINATION SYSTEM WITH ENDOSCOPIC PROBE

• US 20080139884A1
• Filed: 12/06/2006
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William D. Myers
• Original Assignee: William D. Myers
• Inventors: Myers, William D.
• Application Number:
  US11/567,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20080139884A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/118
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00147 Holding or positioning arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00158 using magnetic field
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/041 Capsule endoscopes for imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/2736 Gastroscopes

Abstract

A medical examination system having an endoscopic probe with two ends and adapted to be ingested in the gastrointestinal tract of the body. A first force field is applied to one end of the probe and a second and opposite force field is applied to the other end of the probe. A manipulator then applies at least one of the force fields exteriorly of the body to the probe to thereby manipulate the position and/or orientation of the probe.

Claims

1. A medical examination system comprising:

an endoscopic probe having two ends and adapted to be inserted into the gastrointestinal tract of a body,

a first force field applied to one end of said probe and a second force field applied to the other end of said probe, said first and second force fields being opposite from each other,

a manipulator which applies at least one of said force fields exteriorly of the body to thereby manipulate the position and/or orientation of said probe.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said first force field comprises a first magnetic pole and wherein said second force field comprises a second magnetic pole opposite from said first magnetic field.

3. The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein said manipulator comprises a magnet.

4. The invention as defined in claim 3 wherein said manipulator comprises an electromagnet.

5. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said probe includes a camera.

6. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said force fields comprises a positive electrostatic charge and the other force field comprises a negative electrostatic charge.

7. The invention as defined in claim 6 wherein said manipulator comprises means for creating an electric field.