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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:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Arkady Glukhovsky, Nesher, IL;
Mark G. Gilreath, Charlotte, NC (US);
Gavriel Meron, Petach Tikva, IL;
Yoram Ashery, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Inventors:
Arkady Glukhovsky, Nesher, IL;
Mark G. Gilreath, Charlotte, NC (US);
Gavriel Meron, Petach Tikva, IL;
Yoram Ashery, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Assignee:
Given Imaging LTD, Yoqneam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for maneuvering a device in vivo, wherein a tube has a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end, and an in vivo sensing device is changeably connected to the distal end of the tube. Typically, the sensing device may be moved from one position where it is, for example, within the axial profile of the tube or along the longitudinal axis of the tube, to a second position, where it is not.