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Mark Ortiz0
Jeffrey Swayze0
Date of Patent
July 20, 2010
0Patent Application Number
111612620
Date Filed
July 28, 2005
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Patent abstract
Methods and devices are provided for traversing a lumen of a tubular body part, such as the large or small intestine, the colon, the bladder, the stomach, etc. In an exemplary embodiment, the methods and devices utilize electroactive polymers that are selectively actuated to move a device through a lumen.
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