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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2003
David T. D'andrea, Getzville, NY (US);
John R. Semler, Williamsville, NY (US);
Thomas H. White, Clarence, NY (US);
David T. D'Andrea, Getzville, NY (US);
John R. Semler, Williamsville, NY (US);
Thomas H. White, Clarence, NY (US);
Smart Pill Corporation, Buffalo, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention broadly provides an improved ingestible capsule () that is arranged to sense one or more physiological parameters within a mammalian body, an to transmit such parameters to an extra-corporeal receiver (). In use, the capsule and receiver perform the method of determining the real-time location of the capsule within a tract of a mammal. This method includes the steps of providing the capsule, the capsule having one or more sensors, ingesting the capsule, transmitting a signal from the capsule, receiving the transmitted signal, and determining the real-time location of the capsule within the tract as a function of the received signal. The received signal may also indicate the value of one or more sensed parameters.