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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2024
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
An automated magnetic endoscopy machine has a stationary disk that a person stands on that is surrounded by a rotating ring that has two telescoping poles, each having an electromagnet assembly with an actuator to raise and lower the electromagnet. Magnet current drivers adjust currents to the electromagnet to allow increased attraction to horizontally pull a swallowed capsule in the person's stomach. One actuator can move to a higher Z position than the other to pitch the capsule up, allowing imaging out of the horizontal plane. The rotating ring allows the electromagnets to rotate around a vertical axis. A sequence of rotational, Z, and radial/horizontal movements are performed by a control program that moves the capsule along paths in the stomach to capture images from cameras inside the capsule. The control program uses a laser in the capsule to map stomach walls before plotting paths through the stomach for imaging.