Patent ID: 9332960
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A system for determining a location of an in-vivo device, the system comprising: a frame comprising external magnets and magnetic actuators for surrounding a patient's body, said body comprising an in-vivo device, said in-vivo device comprising an internal magnet, wherein said external magnets are configured for applying magnetic forces on the internal magnet of said in-vivo device; a radio beacon transmitter attached to the frame for transmitting a radio pulse; wherein said in-vivo device comprises an ultrasonic transmitter for transmitting an ultrasonic signal that is triggered by said radio pulse; at least three transponders placed on the patient's body, each transponder sending a first acoustic signal triggered by the radio pulse, and each sending a second acoustic signal triggered by the in-vivo device's ultrasonic signal; at least three sonic detectors located on the frame for detecting each of the transponders' first and second acoustic signals; and a processor configured for: