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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Zvika Gilad, Haifa, IL;
Amit Pascal, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Zvika Gilad, Haifa, IL;
Amit Pascal, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
GIVEN IMAGING LTD, Yoqneam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 1/00101 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 1/053 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for viewing a body lumen are provided. An assembly of a capsule endoscope and an endoscope is inserted into a body lumen. The capsule endoscope is positioned within the body lumen at a predetermined distance from the endoscope, and images are obtained from opposite sides of a desired location in the body lumen. In vivo procedures may be performed, while images of the procedure are obtained from opposite sides of the procedure location.