Method for measurement of electrical characteristics of tissue
AssigneeGiven Imaging Ltd.
InventorArkady Glukhovsky
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Abstract
Apparatus for measuring electrical characteristics of biological tissues includes an autonomous capsule with an external surface having openings, a plurality of electrodes located within the openings, and a processor in communication with the plurality of electrodes for generating electrical characteristics. A method for measuring electrical characteristics of biological tissues includes the steps of introducing into the digestive tract an autonomous electrode configuration, selecting sets of electrodes for measurement, introducing a current into the selected electrodes, collecting electrical data from the selected electrodes, and calculating electrical characteristics from the collected data.
Claims9
A method for measuring electrical characteristics of a digestive tract in a body, the method comprising the steps of:
- introducing into said digestive tract an autonomous electrode configuration;
- selecting sets of electrodes for measurement;
- introducing a current into said selected electrodes;
- collecting electrical data from said selected electrodes;
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- calculating electrical characteristics from said collected data.
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