Patent ID: 9532923
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61H

Claim:
1. A method of treating constipation, the method comprising: (a) providing a gastrointestinal capsule adapted to transit an alimentary canal of a human user, said capsule having: a housing; a battery, disposed within said housing; and a vibrating agitation mechanism, disposed within said housing, said vibrating agitation mechanism including an unbalanced weight attached to a shaft of an electric motor powered by said battery; said vibrating agitation mechanism having a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, wherein, in said second mode, said electric motor rotates said shaft such that said capsule exerts vibrations on an environment surrounding said capsule; a magnitude of said vibrations during said second mode exceeding a magnitude of vibrations effected during said first mode of operation; (b) ingesting said gastrointestinal capsule; and (c) controlling said vibrating agitation mechanism such that said second mode of operation occurs when said capsule is disposed within a targeted zone within a gastrointestinal tract of said user; said controlling including pre-setting an activation time delay of said capsule, prior to said ingesting; said controlling effected such that said second mode of operation occurs when said capsule is disposed within a large bowl of said user.