WO2002094337A3 - A method for in vivo imaging of an unmodified gastrointestinal tract - Google Patents

A method for in vivo imaging of an unmodified gastrointestinal tract Download PDF

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WO2002094337A3
WO2002094337A3 PCT/IL2002/000391 IL0200391W WO02094337A3 WO 2002094337 A3 WO2002094337 A3 WO 2002094337A3 IL 0200391 W IL0200391 W IL 0200391W WO 02094337 A3 WO02094337 A3 WO 02094337A3
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gastrointestinal tract
vivo imaging
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unmodified gastrointestinal
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Arkady Glukhovsky
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Priority to EP02730674A priority patent/EP1418844A4/en
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Priority to US10/478,252 priority patent/US20040138532A1/en
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Priority to US10/879,483 priority patent/US7996067B2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/273—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for the upper alimentary canal, e.g. oesophagoscopes, gastroscopes
    • A61B1/2736—Gastroscopes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/0008—Insertion part of the endoscope body characterised by distal tip features
    • A61B1/00096—Optical elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/04—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
    • A61B1/05—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
    • A61B1/051—Details of CCD assembly

Abstract

Imaging device (40) which is capable for insertion in the intestine has a convex shaped tip (402) of endoscope (400) with an optical window (42) through which the intestine is illuminated, viewed and/or imaged.
PCT/IL2002/000391 1999-06-15 2002-05-20 A method for in vivo imaging of an unmodified gastrointestinal tract WO2002094337A2 (en)

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JP2002591053A JP2004528919A (en) 2001-05-20 2002-05-20 Method for in vivo imaging of the undeformed gastrointestinal tract
AU2002302959A AU2002302959A1 (en) 2001-05-20 2002-05-20 A method for in vivo imaging of an unmodified gastrointestinal tract
EP02730674A EP1418844A4 (en) 2001-05-20 2002-05-20 A method for in vivo imaging of an unmodified gastrointestinal tract
US10/478,252 US20040138532A1 (en) 2001-05-20 2003-11-20 Method for in vivo imaging of an unmodified gastrointestinal tract
US10/879,483 US7996067B2 (en) 1999-06-15 2004-06-30 In-vivo imaging device, optical system and method
US11/221,841 US7813789B2 (en) 1999-06-15 2005-09-09 In-vivo imaging device, optical system and method

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IL14325801A IL143258A0 (en) 2001-05-20 2001-05-20 A method for in vivo imaging of the gastrointestinal tract in unmodified conditions

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