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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Dino Accoto, Andrano, IT;
Serena Passanisi, Caltanissetta, IT;
Inventors:
Dino Accoto, Andrano, IT;
Serena Passanisi, Caltanissetta, IT;
Assignee:
UNIVERSITA CAMPUS BIO-MEDICO DI ROMA, Rome, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00156 (2013.01); A61B 1/0016 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locomotion device and related methods for navigation into an intracorporeal cavity such as a gastrointestinal tract are described. The locomotion device is based upon rotating pinching organs, associated actuators, and transmission systems wherein the rotating pinching organs are placed side by side and rotate in an opposite direction in order to draw and retain a tissue portion and establish an anchoring point of the locomotion device onto the substratum.