Patent ID: 9375202
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A swallowable capsule for in-vivo cytology acquisition comprising: a capsule housing; at least one rotatable drum having a body and being rotatably mounted about a spindle within said capsule housing so as to be rotatable relative thereto, said rotatable drum comprising a sampling cavity defined by the body of the rotatable drum and having an opening in the body and into said sampling cavity; a brush attached onto said drum within said sampling cavity for brushing against a tissue and acquiring cytology; and a porthole in said housing through which the brush may make contact with the tissue; wherein rotating said rotatable drum relative to said housing either aligns said opening with said porthole to acquire cytology using the brush or aligns a portion of said body with said porthole to seal said sampling cavity from an environment external to said housing.