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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
Entrack, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mir Imran, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Olivier K. Colliou, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ted W. Layman, Park City, UT (US);
Sharon L. Lake, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Harm TenHoff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Timothy J. Hughes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Entrack, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A device and method for mapping, diagnosing and treating the intestinal tract is provided using a capsule passing through the intestinal tract. Further, a capsule tracking system is provided for tracking a capsule's location along the length of an intestinal tract as various treatment and/or sensing modalities are employed. In one variation, an acoustic signal is used to determine the location of the capsule. A map of sensed information may be derived from the pass of a capsule. Capsules may be subsequently passed through to treat the intestinal tract at a determined location along its length. One variation uses an electrical stimulation capsule to treat and/or diagnose a condition in the intestinal tract.