Endoscopic Capsule
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Abstract
An endoscopy capsule has a capsule housing containing at least one magnetic element that interacts with an extracorporeally applied magnetic field to magnetically navigate the endoscopy capsule within a body lumen of a patient. The capsule housing has a tube connected thereto that is composed of a flexible, non-rigid material, i.e., of insufficient rigidity to feed the capsule housing in the body lumen. The tube is provided with a feed path for providing any of a liquid agent, a gaseous agent, electrical power and data between the capsule housing an extracorporeal source.
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34 Claims
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16. An endoscopy capsule comprising:
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a capsule housing configured for in vivo movement through an anatomical lumen of a patient; at least one magnetic element in said capsule housing that interacts with an externally applied magnetic field to participate in magnetic navigation of the capsule housing through said anatomical lumen; a tube connected to said capsule housing said tube being comprised of a flexible, non-rigid material; a component in said capsule housing that participates in an interaction with the patient while the capsule housing is in said anatomical lumen, said component requiring communication with an extracorporeal component in order to participate in said interaction; and said tube being configured to provide communication to said extracorporeal component and comprising a feed path between said extracorporeal component and said component in said capsule housing selected from the group consisting of a feed path for a fluid agent, a feed path for a gaseous agent, a feed path for electrical supply current, and a feed path for data signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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