Endoscopic System for In-Vivo Procedures
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1. An endoscope, which comprises:
- an intracorporeal portions, configured for insertion into a body, and including;
an electromagnetic sensor for tissue characterizations, operative in an electromagnetic frequency range of less than 100 Ghz;
a communication line, on which the electromagnetic sensor is mounted; and
an extracorporeal portion, configured for manipulating the intracorporeal portion.
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Abstract
An endoscopic system for in-vivo tissue characterization, using a nonirradiative electromagnetic sensor, is described. The endoscopic system is further configured to employ several follow-up procedures, for example, biopsy sampling, localized surgery, dispensing a medicament, and the like, so that on the whole, the endoscopic system provides for the early detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous tissue, in vivo, and for the application of immediate follow-up procedures to any such tissue.
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91 Claims
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1. An endoscope, which comprises:
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an intracorporeal portions, configured for insertion into a body, and including; an electromagnetic sensor for tissue characterizations, operative in an electromagnetic frequency range of less than 100 Ghz; a communication line, on which the electromagnetic sensor is mounted; and an extracorporeal portion, configured for manipulating the intracorporeal portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 90, 91)
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21. A method of tissue characterization, which comprises:
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providing an endoscope, comprising; an intracorporeal portions, configured for insertion into a body, and including; an electromagnetic sensor for tissue characterization, operative in an electromagnetic frequency range of less than 100 Ghz. a communication line, on which the electromagnetic sensor is mounted; and an extracorporeal portion, configured for manipulating the intracorporeal portion; inserting the electromagnetic sensor intracorporeally; and characterizing an intracoroporeal tissue. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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44. An in-vivo method, comprising:
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providing an endoscope, having an instrument channel; inserting into the instrument channel an electromagnetic sensor for tissue characterization, operative in an electromagnetic frequency range of less than 100 Ghz and mounted on communication line; characterizing a tissue; removing the sensor for tissue characterization; inserting a second instrument into the instrument channel, to the location of the characterized tissue; and performing a second procedure with the second instrument. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An in-vivo method, comprising:
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providing an endoscope, having an instrument channel; inserting into the instrument channel an electromagnetic, sensor for tissue characterization, operative in an electromagnetic frequency range of less than 100 Ghz and mounted on a communication line; extending the sensor, mounted on the communication line, to beyond the reach of the instrument channel; characterizing a tissue; inserting a guide wire to the location of the characterized tissue; removing the sensor for tissue characterization; inserting a second instrument into the instrument channel, along the guide wire, to the location of the characterized tissue; and performing a second procedure with the second instrument. - View Dependent Claims (52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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53. The method of claim 53, wherein the additional sensor is selected from the group consisting of an optical sensor, an x-ray sensor, an RF sensor, a MW sensor, an infrared thermography sensor, or an ultrasound sensor, an MR sensor, an impedance sensor, a temperature sensor, a biosensor, a chemical sensor, a radioactive-emission sensor, and a mechanical sensor.
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59. A method for tissue characterization, comprising:
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inserting a guide wire intracorporeally; inserting intracorporeally, along the guide wire, an electromagnetic sensor for tissue characterization, operative in an electromagnetic frequency range of less than 100 Ghz, wherein the sensor is mounted on a communication line; and characterizing the tissue with the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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61. (canceled)
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69. An endoscope system, which comprises:
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an endoscope, comprising; an intracorporeal portions, configured for insertion into a body, and including; an electromagnetic sensor for tissue characterization, operative in an electromagnetic frequency range of less than 100 Ghz; a communication line, on which the electromagnetic sensor is mounted; and an extracorporeal portion, configured for manipulating the intracorporeal portion; and a control station. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71)
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