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

Claim 9:
10. A method for detecting position of an in-vivo device based on external light using an adhesive ex-vivo module positioned outside a body of a patient and adhered to a location of skin of the body and based on using the in-vivo device operating inside the body, the in-vivo device comprising an imager configured for obtaining in-vivo images, the method comprising:
illuminating the patient with light emitted, by at least one illumination source of the adhesive ex-vivo module, towards the body through the skin of the body;
detecting the light emitted through the skin of the body by the at least one illumination source using at least one sensor of the in-vivo device inside the patient;
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, communicating an alert, by an in-vivo communication device of the in-vivo device, to a communication device outside the body, the alert indicative of a position of the in-vivo device in the body relative to the adhesive ex-vivo module; and
obtaining the in-vivo images in a first operational mode before detection of the light, and switching to obtaining the in-vivo images in a second operational mode upon detection of the light emitted through the skin of the body by the at least one illumination source.