Autonomous in-vivo device
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1. An autonomous in-vivo device, comprising:
- a capsule;
said capsule comprising a rotor, being a propeller, rotatably connected to a shaft;
a plurality of electric coils positioned around said rotor;
a controller to control current flow through said electric coils causing the rotor to rotate and causing the rotor to tilt towards at least one of said electric coils thereby providing direction and a forward or backward thrust of said device.
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Abstract
The present invention may provide a system, method and device containing a motor. The motor may propel an in-vivo device by rotating a propeller situated for example outside of an outer shell of such device with an electromagnetic field generated by for example a plurality of electrical coils situated for example within such device.
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20 Claims
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1. An autonomous in-vivo device, comprising:
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a capsule; said capsule comprising a rotor, being a propeller, rotatably connected to a shaft; a plurality of electric coils positioned around said rotor; a controller to control current flow through said electric coils causing the rotor to rotate and causing the rotor to tilt towards at least one of said electric coils thereby providing direction and a forward or backward thrust of said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18)
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8. A method of propelling an in-vivo device, comprising:
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providing an autonomous in-vivo capsule imaging device within a gastro-intestinal tract of a subject; generating an electromagnetic field from a plurality of electric coils positioned within said device around a propeller of said device; rotating said propeller in response to changes in said field to provide forward thrust or backward thrust for said device; and tilting said propeller towards at least one of said electric coils in response to changes in said field to provide a direction of said forward or backward thrust. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. A system comprising:
an in-vivo capsule imaging device comprising; a sensor for generating data; a rotor, being a propeller, providing forward thrust or backward thrust when caused to rotate; a plurality of electric coils positioned around said rotor; a controller to control current flow through said plurality of electric coils causing the rotor to rotate and tilt towards at least one of said plurality of electric coils where said tilting provides a direction for a forward or backward thrust; a transceiver for receiving data from the sensor and transmitting said data; and an external transceiver for receiving data from the device and transmitting signals to the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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