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Miniature ingestible capsule

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  • US 7,039,453 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2001
  • Issued: 05/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An imaging device comprising:

  • a membrane defining an internal cavity and being provided with a window on one of two opposite ends of said membrane, said window and said membrane each having a substantially identical curvature, said membrane having a substantially oval configuration;

    a lens disposed parallel and adjacent to said window;

    a light source disposed in relation to said lens for providing illumination to outside of said membrane through said window;

    an imaging array disposed in relation to said lens, wherein images from said lens impinge on said imaging array; and

    a transmitter disposed in relation to said imaging array for transmitting a signal from said imaging array to an associated transmitter outside of said membrane, said lens, light source, imaging array, and transmitter being enclosed within said internal cavity.

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