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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Given Imaging Ltd., Yoqneam, IL;
Gavriel J. Iddan, Haifa, IL;
Zvika Gilad, Haifa, IL;
GIVEN IMAGING LTD., Yoqneam, IL;
Abstract
An in vivo capsule has a cauterization element that may be deployed by physician while in vivo for cauterizing a lesion, such as bleeding. Energy is transferred from outside of the patient's body to the capsule and specifically to the ablating element, such as via a resonance circuit. Accordingly, it is the object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for precisely cauterizing or ablating tissue in-vivo. Embodiments of the invention may provide an in-vivo device having a cauterization or ablation element incorporated therein and a system and method for controlled navigation of the in-vivo cauterization device through a body lumen.