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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2000
Applicants:
Gavriel Meron, Kfar-Ganim, IL;
Arkady Glukhovsky, Nesher, IL;
Jerome Avron, Haifa, IL;
Doren Adler, Nesher, IL;
Inventors:
Gavriel Meron, Kfar-Ganim, IL;
Arkady Glukhovsky, Nesher, IL;
Jerome Avron, Haifa, IL;
Doren Adler, Nesher, IL;
Assignee:
Given Imaging Ltd., Yoqncam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a method for activating an image collecting process (step 34), comprising the steps of releasing the power source of a component essential to the image collecting process from an inhibition imposed by an external magnet, wherein the invention also provides suitable packaging for storing the imaging system having a magnet, designed for the inside of a body lumen.