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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Michael R. Arneson, Finksburg, MD (US);
William R. Bandy, Gambrills, MD (US);
Roger A. Davenport, Plantation, FL (US);
Kevin J. Powell, Annapolis, MD (US);
Michael C. Sloan, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael R. Arneson, Finksburg, MD (US);
William R. Bandy, Gambrills, MD (US);
Roger A. Davenport, Plantation, FL (US);
Kevin J. Powell, Annapolis, MD (US);
Michael C. Sloan, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Innurvation, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for manufacturing a swallowable sensor device are disclosed. Such a method includes mechanically coupling a plurality of internal components, wherein the plurality of internal components includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of projections extending radially outward. A cavity is filled with a potting material, and the mechanically coupled components are inserted into the cavity. The cavity may be pre-filled with the potting material, or may be filled after the mechanically coupled components have been inserted therein. A distal end of each projection abuts against a wall of the cavity thereby preventing the potting material from covering each distal end. The cavity is sealed with a cap causing the potting material to harden within the sealed cavity to form a housing of the swallowable sensor device, wherein the distal end of each projection is exposed to an external environment of the swallowable sensor device.