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Human intestinal tract research and diagnostic system to evaluate patients and advance medical science and bioengineering and to determine processes in the gut and causes of diseases

  • US 8,491,495 B1
  • Filed: 11/30/2012
  • Issued: 07/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for acquiring samples of matter along an intestinal track of a user, the device comprising:

  • a capsule configured to be swallowed and passed through the intestinal track, the capsule including;

    a housing defining an opening adapted to allow the samples of matter to pass into the housing,a belt disposed within the housing and defining a plurality of indentations, each of the indentations having a volume configured to collect the samples of matter, anda motor disposed within the housing and configured to drive the belt for collecting the samples of matter at a predetermined rate as the capsule passes through the intestinal track.

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