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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2019
Applicants:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/52 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 17/52 (2013.01); A61B 34/72 (2016.02); A61B 34/73 (2016.02); A61M 31/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2034/303 (2016.02); A61M 2210/1042 (2013.01);
Abstract
Origami robots, and associated systems, methods of treatment, and methods of manufacture are provided. A system includes an origami robot encapsulated for ingestion by a patient, such as in a biocompatible material that is dissolvable or meltable within the gastrointestinal tract. A method of treatment includes delivering an origami robot in a folded position into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, causing the origami robot to unfold within the gastrointestinal tract, and directing the origami robot to a site requiring treatment in the gastrointestinal tract.