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Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 15, 2014
Applicants:

Xiaodong Duan, Plansaton, CA (US);

Shaobang Zhang, Hangzhou, CN;

Guohua Xiao, Plano, TX (US);

Xinhong Wang, San Diego, CA (US);

Junjie Wang, Hangzhou, CN;

Inventors:

Xiaodong Duan, Plansaton, CA (US);

Shaobang Zhang, Hangzhou, CN;

Guohua Xiao, Plano, TX (US);

Xinhong Wang, San Diego, CA (US);

Junjie Wang, Hangzhou, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00158 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00149 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 34/73 (2016.02); A61M 25/0127 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for controlling movement of a capsule endoscope in a human GI track is disclosed. The system comprises a magnetic dipole for placement in human GI track, an external magnet in a sphere shape generating dipole magnetic field and applying external translational and or rotational magnetic field force to the capsule endoscope, and a control system for moving the external magnet to manipulate the object along the variable axis in a desired direction of movement.


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