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Device and method for attenuating radiation from in vivo electrical devices

  • US 7,161,164 B2
  • Filed: 07/03/2002
  • Issued: 01/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of attenuating electromagnetic radiation produced by an electrical or electronic in-vivo device ingested in a body, the method comprising:

  • providing a garment comprising an electromagnetic radiation attenuating layer;

    providing an antenna array;

    operating the ingested in-vivo device to produce electromagnetic radiation; and

    at least partially surrounding the body with the antenna array and the garment such that the radiation produced by the ingested in-vivo device is at least partially attenuated by the garment; and

    such that the antenna array is positioned between the body and the garment.

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