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Endoscopic smart probe and method

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  • US 8,068,897 B1
  • Filed: 03/11/2009
  • Issued: 11/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of processing data derived from a sensor disposed on a substantially autonomous intestinal probe, said data having been generated while said probe moved substantially autonomously through the intestinal tract of a living being, and said processing facilitating rapid evaluation of said data, comprising:

  • receiving said data at a location distant from said probe via a network interface; and

    using a computerized device having at least one computer program configured to run thereon and in data communication with said network interface, processing at least a portion of said received data at said distant location, said processing at said distant location comprising;

    processing said at least portion of said received data so as to divide said at least portion of data into a plurality of frames;

    generating a display comprising a plurality of images, at least a portion of said plurality of images corresponding to one or more of said frames of said divided data;

    receiving user input as to one or more of said frames being selected for review; and

    presenting pre-stored data for use in comparison to at least one of said selected frames, said comparison facilitating identification of one or more physiologic conditions within said subject;

    wherein said display comprises a computer screen, said computer screen configured to display respective portions of said divided data simultaneously in different portions thereof, and said simultaneous display decreasing an overall time necessary for reviewing said obtained data.

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