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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Check-cap Ltd., Isfiya, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CHECK-CAP LTD, Isfiya, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/541 (2013.01); A61B 1/00147 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 1/043 (2013.01); A61B 1/2736 (2013.01); A61B 5/036 (2013.01); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61B 5/066 (2013.01); A61B 5/073 (2013.01); A61B 6/4057 (2013.01); A61B 6/4258 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/4417 (2013.01); A61B 6/4452 (2013.01); A61B 6/50 (2013.01); A61B 6/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging capsule configured to be swallowed to scan the gastrointestinal tract of a person from the inside, including a radiation source providing X-Ray and gamma radiation for scanning the gastrointestinal tract, a pressure sensor for measuring the internal pressure in the imaging capsule; and wherein the imaging capsule is configured to control the emission of radiation from within the imaging capsule responsive to the measurements of the pressure sensor.