Extending intrabody capsule
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1. A medical device, comprising:
- a swallowable intra-body capsule including;
a capsule housing which is automatically dissolvable within the stomach of a patient;
at least one arm, located within the dissolvable capsule housing, which is configured to automatically extend outwardly within the stomach of a patient so as to contact at least one point-of-contact on an inner surface of the stomach;
a resonator located within said capsule housing and being operative to cause said at least one arm to apply a repetitive motion at said at least one point-of-contact; and
a controller, located within said capsule housing, which is arranged to automatically control application of said repetitive motion.
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Abstract
A medical device includes a device body for insertion into an organ of a patient and one or more arms, which are attached to the device body and are arranged to extend outward from the device body within the organ so as to contact respective points-of-contact on an inner surface of the organ, and to apply a repetitive motion at one or more of the points-of-contact.
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1. A medical device, comprising:
a swallowable intra-body capsule including; a capsule housing which is automatically dissolvable within the stomach of a patient; at least one arm, located within the dissolvable capsule housing, which is configured to automatically extend outwardly within the stomach of a patient so as to contact at least one point-of-contact on an inner surface of the stomach; a resonator located within said capsule housing and being operative to cause said at least one arm to apply a repetitive motion at said at least one point-of-contact; and a controller, located within said capsule housing, which is arranged to automatically control application of said repetitive motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for treating a patient, comprising:
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inserting into a stomach of the patient a swallowable intra-body capsule comprising a capsule housing which is automatically dissolvable within the stomach of a patient and at least one arm, located within the capsule housing which is configured to automatically extend outwardly within the stomach of a patient so as to contact at least one point-of-contact on an inner surface of the stomach, a resonator located within the capsule housing and being operative to cause the at least one arm to apply a repetitive motion at the at least one point-of-contact, and a controller, located within the capsule housing which is arranged to automatically control application of the repetitive motion; causing the at least one arm to extend outward from the capsule within the stomach so as to contact the at least one point-of-contact; and applying a repetitive motion by the at least one arm the at least one point-of-contact, so as to cause a therapeutic effect in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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