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Ultrasound Scanning Capsule Endoscope (USCE)

  • US 20120101386A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2011
  • Published: 04/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ultrasound scanning capsule endoscope, comprising:

  • a housing configured to have a size that is ingestible;

    an ultrasonic transducer array wrapped around a circumference of the housing, each transducer in the ultrasonic transducer array configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal and receive an echo signal;

    a timing circuit configured to induce transmission of a respective ultrasonic signal by each transducer according to a phased array sequence, wherein the phased array sequence configures the ultrasonic transducer array into consecutive phased arrays around the circumference of the housing for sequentially imaging at least one or more voxels at a time around the circumference.

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