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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Dorothea Koh, Novena, SG;
Bryant Lin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Paul J. Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Marie Guion-johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Amin Al-ahmad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dorothea Koh, Novena, SG;
Bryant Lin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Paul J. Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Marie Guion-Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Amin Al-Ahmad, Cupertino, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided that includes providing a monitoring apparatus including one or more modules within a target cavity or lumen of a body. The one or more modules are provided within the target cavity or lumen in a first state in which the monitoring apparatus is configured to remain within the target cavity or lumen. The method further includes monitoring physiological conditions of the body using one or more sensors within the one or more modules, and providing the one or more modules in a second state in which the monitoring apparatus is configured to exit the target cavity or lumen.