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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
Endiatx, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel V. Moyer, Redwood City, CA (US);
Torrey P. Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
James G. Erd, Newark, CA (US);
Daniel A. Luebke, San Mateo, CA (US);
Kian L. Tuma, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Endiatx, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Abstract
Introduced here is an ingestible device comprising a capsule having a central axis therethrough, at least one propulsion component, and at least one motor configured to supply motive power to the propulsion component(s). The propulsion component(s) may be disposed at locations radially offset from the central axis. Upon receiving input indicative of a request to alter a position and/or an orientation of the ingestible device, the motor(s) can supply motive power to some or all of the propulsion component(s) to cause movement of the ingestible device.