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Immobilizable in-vivo imager with moveable focusing mechanism

  • US 8,702,597 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2004
  • Issued: 04/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An autonomous in-vivo device for monitoring a site in-vivo, the in-vivo device comprising:

  • a housing adapted to be mountable to an in-vivo surface for being immobilized in-vivo, the housing comprising;

    a dome-shaped optical window;

    an optical system positioned behind the optical window, the optical system comprising a focusing lens;

    an image sensor positioned behind the optical window and within the housing, wherein said image sensor is positioned to face in a direction at an acute angle relative to a side of the housing which is mounted, wherein the angle is adjustable; and

    a moveable focusing mechanism, comprising a focusing lever positioned on the housing, allowing the distance of the focusing lens relative to the image sensor to be adjusted by moving the image sensor by a shaft, wherein the focusing lens is located at a fixed distance from the optical window.

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