Device and system for in vivo imaging
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1. A swallowable in-vivo imaging device for imaging the small intestine, the device comprising:
- a CMOS imager;
a battery with sufficient power for taking and transmitting images as the device passively traverses the small intestine;
an illumination source; and
a transmitter to transmit via radio frequency, from inside the small intestine, images at a rate of two to eight frames per second;
wherein the device is to passively traverse the entire small intestine.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
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18 Claims
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1. A swallowable in-vivo imaging device for imaging the small intestine, the device comprising:
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a CMOS imager; a battery with sufficient power for taking and transmitting images as the device passively traverses the small intestine; an illumination source; and a transmitter to transmit via radio frequency, from inside the small intestine, images at a rate of two to eight frames per second; wherein the device is to passively traverse the entire small intestine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for imaging the small intestine using a swallowable in-vivo imaging device, the method comprising:
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using a swallowable device which is to passively traverse the entire small intestine, the device comprising a CMOS imager, an illumination source, a battery with sufficient power for taking and transmitting images as the device passively traverses the small intestine, and a transmitter; illuminating an in-vivo site; collecting remitted light; and transmitting via radio frequency, from inside the small intestine, images at a rate of two to eight frames per second. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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