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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Capsovision, Inc., Saratoga, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kang-Huai Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);

Chung-Ta Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

CAPSOVISION INC., Saratoga, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/2733 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00097 (2022.02); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/2736 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method and apparatus of imaging gastrointestinal tract by using a capsule endoscope According to this method, at least two operating states during a course of gastrointestinal examination using the capsule endoscope are determined, wherein said at least two operating states comprise a first operating state and a second operating state, and the capsule endoscope comprises one or more capsule processors equipped with a back bias control. In response to a current operating state being the first operating state or the second operating state, the current body biasing for said one or more capsule processors is set to a first body biasing or a second body biasing accordingly, wherein the first body biasing is different from the second body biasing. One or more images are captured using the current body biasing for said one or more capsule processors.


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