Device, system and method for accoustic in-vivo measuring
OwnerGavriel J. Iddaninventor
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Abstract
A system and method senses an in-vivo lumen using ultrasonic elements typically arranged in a ring or other similar structure. Position information may be collected. A set of reflectance data may be collected and used to form an image or representation of the lumen. In one example, the data is collected by an in-vivo autonomous capsule. Additionally, ultrasonic elements may be arranged in order to receive a mechanical characteristic of the tissue (e.g., acoustic impedance) rather than an image or representation.
Claims26
An in-vivo sensing device comprising:
- a set of ultrasonic elements arranged in a ring;
- and
- a controller capable of causing the set of ultrasonic elements to generate a pattern of ultrasonic energy.
An in-vivo sensing platform comprising:
- a processor capable of receiving a set of ultrasonic data, the set of ultrasonic data representing a body lumen, the set of ultrasonic data including reflectances received by a ring of ultrasonic receivers, and, in response, generating a representation of the body lumen.
A method of creating a representation of a body lumen, the method comprising:
- accepting a set of ultrasonic data, the ultrasonic data including sets of radial reflectances;
- accepting a set of position data, each ultrasonic datum corresponding to an ultrasonic datum;
- creating a set of images from the set of ultrasonic data;
- and
- associating each image with a position datum.
An in-vivo sensing device comprising:
- a ring of ultrasonic elements;
- a position determining element;
- and
- a controller.
An in-vivo sensing device comprising:
- a set of ultrasonic element means for transmitting ultrasonic energy;
- and
- a controller means for controlling the set of ultrasonic elements to generate a pattern of ultrasonic energy.
An in-vivo imaging platform comprising:
- a processor means for receiving a set of ultrasonic data, the set of ultrasonic data representing a body lumen, the set of ultrasonic data including reflectances received by a ring of ultrasonic receivers, and, in response, generating a representation of the body lumen.
An in-vivo sensing platform comprising:
- a processor capable of receiving a set of ultrasonic data and a set of position data, the set of ultrasonic data representing a gastrointestinal tract, the set of ultrasonic data including reflectances received by a ring of ultrasonic receivers in an autonomous capsule, and, in response, generating a representation of the body lumen.
A method of creating an image of a gastrointestinal track, the method comprising:
- accepting a set of ultrasonic data collected by an autonomous capsule, the ultrasonic data including sets of radial reflectances;
- accepting a set of position data, each ultrasonic datum corresponding to an ultrasonic datum;
- creating a set of images from the set of ultrasonic data, each image corresponding to a section of the gastrointestinal tract;
- and
- associating each image with a position datum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.