Reduced size imaging device
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1. An in vivo imaging device comprising:
- a first rigid circuit board having disposed thereon an image sensor, said first circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface; and
a second rigid circuit board comprising a cut out sized for accommodating at least one power source, said second circuit board being in electrical communication with the first circuit board and extending at an angle of about 90°
from the bottom surface of the first circuit board, said second circuit board having disposed thereon at least one illumination source illuminating in a direction substantially perpendicular to said second circuit board.
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Abstract
A reduced diameter in vivo imaging device, such as a swallowable imaging capsule. The imaging device includes a first circuit board configured for accommodating at least an image sensor, and a second circuit board, which is in electrical communication with the first circuit board and which extends substantially perpendicularly from the bottom surface of the first circuit board.
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1. An in vivo imaging device comprising:
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a first rigid circuit board having disposed thereon an image sensor, said first circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a second rigid circuit board comprising a cut out sized for accommodating at least one power source, said second circuit board being in electrical communication with the first circuit board and extending at an angle of about 90°
from the bottom surface of the first circuit board, said second circuit board having disposed thereon at least one illumination source illuminating in a direction substantially perpendicular to said second circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. In an in vivo imaging device, a first rigid circuit board having disposed thereon an image sensor, said first circuit board configured for being in electrical communication with a second rigid circuit board and extending substantially perpendicularly to the second circuit board, wherein said second rigid circuit board comprises a cut out sized for accommodating at least one power source and has disposed thereon at least one illumination source illuminating in a direction substantially perpendicular to said second circuit board.
- 18. In an in vivo imaging device, an image sensor, said sensor configured for being in electrical communication with a rigid circuit board, said circuit board extending substantially perpendicularly to the image sensor, wherein said circuit board comprises a cut out sized for accommodating at least one power source and has disposed thereon at least one illumination source illuminating in a direction substantially perpendicular to said circuit board.
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23. A capsule comprising:
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an optical window behind which are disposed; an illumination source; a first rigid circuit board configured for accommodating at least an image sensor, said first circuit board having a bottom surface; and a second rigid circuit board comprising a cut out sized to accommodate at least one power source, said second circuit board being in electrical communication with the first circuit board and extending substantially perpendicularly from the bottom surface of the first circuit board, wherein said illumination source is disposed on said second circuit board and illuminates in a direction substantially perpendicular to said second circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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