APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY OF THE ESOPHAGUS
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Oct 21, 2010
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Nov 9, 2008
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Nov 9, 2007
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Apparatus and methods for capsule endoscopy are described for locating, positioning, steering, aiming and tracking of an endoscopy capsule within a patient's esophagus and stomach. The apparatus includes an endoscopy capsule with a magnetic element an external capsule positioning system including at least one magnet movable along a track for positioning the endoscopy capsule within a patient. Also described are apparatus and methods for performing endoscopic spectroscopy using different wavelengths of light and other imaging technologies to diagnose various disease conditions, such as premalignant or inflammatory changes and internal bleeding.
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