Method and system for dynamically adjusting field of view in a capsule endoscope
First Claim
1. A capsule endoscope (CE) having a field of view that may be dynamically adjusted, comprising:
- an illuminator configured to produce illumination;
an optical device configured to transmit the illumination onto a lining of a GI tract;
a sensor that is arranged to sense a reflected signal from the lining in response to the illumination and to provide signals relating to the reflected signal;
a control block coupled to the illuminator that is configured to dynamically adjust the field of view of the illumination;
wherein the sensor is curved to a contour and includes;
a support having sufficient flexibility such that it is formed to the contour;
a substrate including the sensor;
the substrate being formed sufficiently thin so that it is shaped to the contour; and
the substrate coupled with the support such that the combination is formed to the contour.
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Abstract
A capsule endoscope (CE) having a field of view that may be dynamically adjusted. The CE includes an illuminator that may be an optical or acoustical illuminator designed to illuminate the lining of a GI tract. A scanner, such as a MEMS scanner may be used to scan the illumination source onto the lining. The scanner may be controlled to dynamically adjust the field of view. A lenslet array may also be used to focus the illumination. The sensor is formed such that it may be curved to a contour and includes a support having sufficient flexibility such that it can be formed to the contour. The substrate includes the sensor and is formed sufficiently thin so that it can be shaped to the contour. The substrate is coupled with the support such that the combination can be formed to the contour.
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21 Claims
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1. A capsule endoscope (CE) having a field of view that may be dynamically adjusted, comprising:
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an illuminator configured to produce illumination; an optical device configured to transmit the illumination onto a lining of a GI tract; a sensor that is arranged to sense a reflected signal from the lining in response to the illumination and to provide signals relating to the reflected signal; a control block coupled to the illuminator that is configured to dynamically adjust the field of view of the illumination; wherein the sensor is curved to a contour and includes; a support having sufficient flexibility such that it is formed to the contour; a substrate including the sensor;
the substrate being formed sufficiently thin so that it is shaped to the contour; andthe substrate coupled with the support such that the combination is formed to the contour. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for dynamically adjusting a field of view for a CE having sensors that may be formed to follow a contour associated with the CE;
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producing illumination; transmitting the illumination onto a lining of a GI tract; sensing a reflected signal from the lining in response to the illumination and providing signals relating to the reflected signal; dynamically adjusting the field of view; forming the sensors;
wherein forming the sensors comprises;bulk removing substrate material from the back side of a substrate; and precision removing substrate material from the back side of the substrate until the substrate has a desired thickness that enables the sensors formed on the substrate to be flexed and shaped into a curved configuration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A capsule endoscope (CE) having a field of view that is dynamically adjustable, comprising:
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an illuminator configured to produce illumination; a device that is adapted to transmit the illumination onto a lining of a gastrointestinal tract; a sensor that is arranged to sense a reflected signal from the lining in response to the illumination and to provide at least one signal regarding the reflected signal; and a control block configured to dynamically adjust the field of view, wherein the sensor is curved to a contour and includes; a support having sufficient flexibility such that it is formed to the contour; and a substrate including the sensor, wherein the substrate is sufficiently thin so that it is shaped to the contour.
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