Patent ID: 9417104
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A61B,G01D

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: passing a swallowable, self-contained apparatus through a gastrointestinal tract, the self-contained apparatus comprising a discrete output generator; acquiring in the apparatus, during its passage through the gastrointestinal tract, data that is responsive to physical conditions adjacent the apparatus; generating, based on the acquired data, a discrete electrical signal relating to a condition of the gastrointestinal tract; determining that the apparatus has exited the GI tract; and generating, based at least in part on the generated electrical signal, at least in part on the determining that the apparatus has exited the GI tract and using the discrete output generator, a discrete output, wherein the discrete output is human perceptible at the apparatus after the apparatus exits the gastrointestinal tract.