Patent ID: 11918343
Assignee: GIVEN IMAGING LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for detecting position of an in-vivo device based on external light, the system comprising:
an adhesive ex-vivo module configured to be positioned outside a body and configured to adhere to a location of skin of the body, the adhesive ex-vivo module comprising at least one illumination source configured to emit light towards the body through the skin of the body; and
an in-vivo device configured to operate inside the body, the in-vivo device comprising:
at least one sensor configured to, while operating inside the body, sense the light emitted through the skin of the body by the at least one illumination source,
an in-vivo communication device,
wherein the in-vivo communication device is configured to communicate an alert signal to a communication device outside the body in response to the at least one sensor sensing the light emitted through the skin of the body by the at least one illumination source, the alert signal indicative of a position of the in-vivo device in the body relative to the adhesive ex-vivo module, and
an imager configured for obtaining in-vivo images,
wherein the in-vivo device is configured for obtaining the in-vivo images in a first operational mode and for switching to obtaining the in-vivo images in a second operational mode when the at least one sensor detects the light emitted through the skin of the body by the at least one illumination source.