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US 8,428,685 B2Granted
System and method for magnetically maneuvering an in vivo device
AssigneeGiven Imaging Ltd.
InventorsPaul Christopher Swain, Frank Volke, Elisha Rabinovitz, Jeremy Pinchas Gerber, Boaz Aizenshtark, Bertram Manz, Martin Benecke
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Abstract
A method for controlling movement of an imaging device in vivo, the method comprising the steps of providing an imaging device having a longitudinal axis and a magnetic component, said device to be inserted into a patient's body; providing a rotating magnetic field outside the patient's body; and advancing the rotating magnetic filed along the patient's body in a desired direction.
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A method for controlling movement of an imaging capsule in vivo, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an in-vivo imaging capsule having a magnetic component, wherein the magnetic component's position within or on the imaging capsule does not coincide with the center of mass of said imaging capsule;
- inserting said imaging capsule into a patient's body;
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- providing a rotating magnetic field outside the patient's body to change the position and orientation of the imaging capsule in order to roll said in-vivo imaging capsule about the center of mass to thereby advance said imaging capsule in a somersault movement, in a desired direction, in the patients body.
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An in-vivo imaging system comprising:
- an imaging capsule having a magnetic component, wherein the magnetic components position within or on the imaging capsule does not coincide with the center of mass of said imaging capsule, said capsule to be inserted into a patient's body;
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- a magnetic field generator for generating a rotating magnetic field outside the patient's body;
- wherein the magnetic field generator is provided with control means to change the position and orientation of the imaging capsule in order to roll said in-vivo imaging capsule about the center of mass to thereby advance said imaging capsule in a somersault movement, substantially in a desired direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.