Patent ID: 7651471
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An encapsulated medical device comprising: a capsule body capable of passing through the lumen of a body cavity to permit examination or treatment; and a fluid passage, one of provided in and on the capsule body, for when the capsule body passes through the lumen of the body cavity, if the capsule body comes into close contact with the internal surface of the body cavity to block the lumen of the body cavity, linking forward and backward portions of the lumen of the body cavity; wherein the capsule body includes at least one medical-purpose examining means including at least one of an optical sensor, a PH sensor, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor or an ultrasonic probe; and wherein the fluid passage is formed directly in the capsule body or in an armor member that is freely detachably attached to the periphery of the capsule body.