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US 2018/0008130 A1Published application
Imaging capsule
OwnerAsher Holzerinventor
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Abstract
Described embodiments include a capsule, including a cyclically everting sleeve shaped to define a sleeve interior, a fluid, configured to facilitate the everting of the sleeve, contained within the sleeve interior, and a plurality of electrically-conductive coils coupled to the sleeve. The coils are configured to, when at least two of the coils are magnetized, advance the capsule within a lumen by applying an everting force to the sleeve. Other embodiments are also described.
Claims31
A capsule, comprising:
- a cyclically everting sleeve shaped to define a sleeve interior;
- a fluid, configured to facilitate the everting of the sleeve, contained within the sleeve interior;
- and
- a plurality of electrically-conductive coils coupled to the sleeve and configured to, when at least two of the coils are magnetized, advance the capsule within a lumen by applying an everting force to the sleeve.
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A method, comprising:
- inserting a capsule, which includes a cyclically everting sleeve shaped to define a sleeve interior that contains a fluid, entirely into a lumen;
- and
- advancing the capsule within the lumen, by applying an everting force to the sleeve.
A method, comprising:
- inserting a cyclically everting sleeve entirely into a lumen;
- and
- subsequently, advancing a tool through the lumen, by passing the tool through the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.