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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Samuele Gorini, Montecalvoli, IT;
Giuseppe Pernorio, Pisa, IT;
Alberto Arena, Cascina, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Era Endoscopy S.R.L., Peccioli (Pisa), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscopic device capable of autonomous locomotion through a body cavity in a pre-established direction of displacement is described. The endoscopic device comprises a tubular body that extends between a front end portion and a rear end portion and a reinforcement structure distributed along the length of the tubular body. Each end portion includes an anchoring means for temporarily and alternately attaching the end portions to a wall of the body cavity.