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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Zvika Gilad0
Gavriel J. Iddan0
Date of Patent
December 29, 2009
Patent Application Number
10540888
Date Filed
December 25, 2003
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A substantially spherical in vivo imaging device (40) may be used for imaging body lumens in the GI tract. The imaging device (40) may include for example a ballast or weight (74) for setting a preferred orientation of the device within the body lumen. The substantially spherical shape (52) of the in vivo imaging device (40) may facilitate capturing steady streams of imaging data in large body lumens. A method of manufacture is presented.
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