IMAGE DETECTING CAPSULE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING THEREOF

• US 20170188801A1
• Filed: 07/18/2016
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Banpil Photonics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Banpil Photonics, Inc.
• Inventors: Dutta, Achyut K., Olah, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 10,588,496 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00025 characterised by power management
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00029 externally powered, e.g. wireless
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00032 internally powered
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00034 rechargeable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/041 Capsule endoscopes for imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply

Abstract

This invention relates to a system and their manufacturing technologies for enhanced endoscopic diagnosis. More particularly, this invention is related to endoscope capsule system, which can harvest the energy from the body to operate the system, and thereby it can increase its operating time as high as 80 hours, and can reduce the size of the capsule system. Furthermore, the system also is comprising of an antenna for transmitting and receiving the data to outside and/or to communicate with the system. The diagnosis procedure using the capsule system can be applicable to all patients with various age groups, where capsule size and large set of images for accuracy in diagnosis, are required.

Claims

1. An imaging capsule system comprising:

a capsule shell,

wherein the capsule shell consists of a first section and a second section;

an energy harvester,

wherein said energy harvester is designed to harvest energy from surrounding vibration, movement, RF source or combination thereof;

a signal processing electronics,

wherein signal possessing electronics comprises an antenna and a transmitter,

an image sensor,

wherein said image sensor detects non-visible light; and

a lens.

2. The imaging capsule system according to claim 1, further comprising an additional energy harvester that harvests energy from wavelengths greater than 3.5 μ

m and wherein the additional energy harvester supplies the energy to the capsule systems.

3. The imaging capsule system according to claim 1, wherein said image sensor is designed to further detect visible radiation.

4. The imaging capsule system according to claim 1, further comprising an energy storage device.

5. The imaging capsule system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one light emitter and an additional image sensor that detects visible light.

6. The imaging capsule system according to claim 1, further comprising an additional energy harvester designed to harvest infrared radiation, wherein the additional energy harvester comprises of more than one diode connected in series and wherein the additional energy harvester supplies the energy to the capsule systems.

7. The additional energy harvester according to claim 6, further comprising an additional lens, wherein said additional lens is designed to focus radiation onto said additional energy harvester.

8. An imaging capsule system comprising:

a capsule shell,

wherein the capsule shell consists of a first section and a second section;

an energy harvester,

wherein said energy harvester is designed to harvest energy from surrounding vibration, movement, RF source or combination thereof;

a signal processing electronics,

wherein said signal possessing electronics comprises of an antenna and a transmitter,

an image sensor,

wherein said image sensor detects non-visible light;

a lens, and;

a power management system,

wherein the power management system controls the flow of energy to the signal processing electronics and image sensor.

9. The imaging capsule system according to claim 8, further comprising an additional energy harvester that harvests energy from wavelengths greater than 3.5 μ

m, and wherein the additional energy harvester supplies the energy to the capsule systems.

10. The imaging capsule system according to claim 8, wherein said image sensor is designed to further detect visible radiation.

11. The imaging capsule system according to claim 8, further comprising an energy storage device.

12. The imaging capsule system according to claim 8, further comprising at least one light emitter and an additional image sensor that detects visible light.

13. The imaging capsule system according to claim 8, further comprising an additional energy harvester designed to harvest infrared radiation, wherein the additional energy harvester comprises of more than one diode connected in series and wherein the additional energy harvester supplies the energy to the capsule systems.

14. The additional energy harvester according to claim 13, further comprising an additional lens, wherein said additional lens is designed to focus radiation onto said additional energy harvester.

15. An imaging capsule system comprising:

a capsule shell,

wherein the capsule shell comprising of a first section, and a second section;

an energy harvester,

wherein said energy harvester is designed to harvest energy from surrounding vibration, movement, RF source or combination thereof;

a signal processing electronics,

wherein the signal possessing electronics comprising of an antenna and a transmitter,

an image sensor,

wherein said image sensor detects non-visible light;

a lens;

a power management system,

wherein the power management system comprising of a battery controller and a dc-dc or dc-ac converter; and

an energy storage device.

16. The imaging capsule system according to claim 15, further comprising at least one light emitter and an additional image sensor that detects visible light.

17. The imaging capsule system according to claim 15, further comprising an additional energy harvester designed to harvest infrared radiation, wherein the additional energy harvester comprises of more than one diode connected in series and wherein the additional energy harvester supplies the energy to the capsule systems.

18. The imaging capsule system according to claim 15, wherein said energy storage device is a battery or a supper capacitor.

19. The imaging capsule system according to claim 15, wherein said image sensor is designed to further detect visible radiation.

20. The imaging capsule system according to claim 15, further comprising an additional energy harvester that harvests energy from wavelengths greater than 3.5 μ

m and wherein the additional energy harvester supplies the energy to the capsule systems.