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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Eric James Kezirian, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Andrew Howard, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan Patrick Summers, Pacifica, CA (US);
Jeffrey William Servaites, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Charles Archer Durack, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric James Kezirian, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Andrew Howard, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan Patrick Summers, Pacifica, CA (US);
Jeffrey William Servaites, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew Charles Archer Durack, San Francisco, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An endoscopic system may include a catheter or tubing and at least one optical sensor disposed along the catheter or tubing and configured to capture image information from a body lumen when disposed within the body lumen and activated. The system may further include an untethered module operatively arranged with the at least one optical sensor and configured to store or transmit image information captured by the at least one optical sensor. The catheter or tubing, at least one optical sensor and module may be portable during use.