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US 2007/0167834 A1Published application
In-vivo imaging optical device and method
OwnerAmit Pascal, Zvika Gilad +1inventors
InventorsAmit Pascal, Zvika Gilad, Haim Bezdin
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Abstract
The invention provides a device and method for in-vivo imaging, for example, using an in-vivo imaging device including an imager a lens and an illumination source, all positioned behind a single viewing window. The in-vivo imaging device may include an element to block light from reaching a known point on the inner surface of the viewing window, such known point being a point from which light will be internally reflected.
Claims1
An in vivo imaging device comprising:
- a viewing window behind which are positioned at least:
- an illumination source;
- an optical system;
- an imager;
- and
- a blocking element positioned to block light from the illumination source from reaching a pre-calculated spot on an internal surface of the viewing window.
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