In Vivo Capsule Device with Electrodes
First Claim
1. A capsule endoscopic device comprising:
- a capsule housing;
one or more electrodes disposed fixedly through the capsule housing, wherein said one or more electrodes apply electrical stimulus to living body tissue in a patient'"'"'s gastrointestinal track; and
a processing unit inside the capsule housing to provide the electrical stimulus to said one or more electrodes, wherein the processing unit generates the electrical stimulus according to a quantified movement of the capsule endoscopic device to adjust movement of the capsule endoscopic device.
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Abstract
A capsule endoscopic device with movement control is disclosed. The capsule endoscopic device comprises a capsule housing, one or more electrodes disposed fixedly through the capsule housing and a processing unit inside the capsule housing. The electrodes apply electrical stimulus to living body tissue in a patient'"'"'s gastrointestinal track. The processing unit generates the electrical stimulus according to a quantified movement of the capsule endoscopic device to adjust movement of the capsule endoscopic device. Also, the capsule device can be configured for multi-function electrodes. In one embodiment, the capsule device can be configured to use the electrodes to adjust movement in vivo. In another embodiment, the capsule device can be configured to use the electrodes to download data stored in an archive memory inside the capsule device. In yet another embodiment, the capsule device can configure the electrodes to collect electrochemical data.
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32 Claims
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1. A capsule endoscopic device comprising:
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a capsule housing; one or more electrodes disposed fixedly through the capsule housing, wherein said one or more electrodes apply electrical stimulus to living body tissue in a patient'"'"'s gastrointestinal track; and a processing unit inside the capsule housing to provide the electrical stimulus to said one or more electrodes, wherein the processing unit generates the electrical stimulus according to a quantified movement of the capsule endoscopic device to adjust movement of the capsule endoscopic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A capsule endoscopic device comprising:
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a capsule housing; one or more electrodes disposed fixedly through the capsule housing, wherein said one or more electrodes apply electrical stimulus to living body tissue in a patient'"'"'s gastrointestinal track; a first processing unit to generate the electrical stimulus for said one or more electrodes; a second processing unit comprising a first archival memory and an interface circuit; and a switch module coupled to said one or more electrodes, the first processing unit and the second processing unit, wherein the switch module is configured to connect said one or more electrodes to the first processing unit or the second processing unit depending on an operation mode; and wherein the switch module, the first processing unit and the second processing unit are inside the capsule housing. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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