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AUTONOMOUS INTRACORPOREAL CAPSULE WITH ENERGY HARVESTING BY PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER

  • US 20150091415A1
  • Filed: 09/29/2014
  • Published: 04/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous intracorporeal capsule comprising:

  • a body containing therein electronic circuits and an energy harvesting module for supplying power to the electronic circuitry;

    the energy harvesting module comprising;

    an actuator comprising a moveable surface on the body of the capsule;

    a transducer comprising at least a deformable piezoelectric component provided as a beam forced to bend, with a recessed end integral with the body of the capsule and a free end; and

    a mechanical connection coupling the free end of the piezoelectric component to the actuator.

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