Device and method for examining a body lumen
AssigneeGiven Imaging Ltd.
InventorsShlomo Lewkowicz, Daniel Gat, Yehudit Kraizer, Zvika Gilad, David Leuw, Gavriel Meron, Arkady Glukhovsky
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Abstract
An in vivo examining device and method are described. The in vivo examining device has two operational phases; an initial phase in which the device is of initial dimensions and a final phase in which the device is of final dimensions. In the initial phase the device can pass freely through a normally configured body lumen whereas it may not be able to pass freely through an abnormally configured lumen. In the final phase the device can pass freely through a body lumen even if it is abnormally configured.
Claims45
A method for testing a body lumen, the method comprising the steps of:
- introducing into the body lumen a device, said device having initial dimensions for a predetermined period and reduced dimensions after the predetermined period, said device including at least a partially dissolvable plug covered by an impermeable coating defining an opening;
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- monitoring the device.
A method for sensing a subject's GI tract, the method comprising the step of:
- ingesting an in vivo sensing device, said device comprising a sensor, a partially dissolvable plug covered by an impermeable coating defining an opening, a transmitter for transmitting sensed data and an electronic ID tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.