Patent ID: 7805178
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising the steps of: acquiring frames of in vivo image data by a capsule endoscope during the passage of said capsule endoscope through a body lumen of a patient; transmitting by said capsule endoscope said in vivo image data from within said body lumen to a receiver outside the patient's body; storing in the receiver said frames of in vivo image data; receiving at the receiver at least one indication by said patient during the passage of said capsule endoscope through a body lumen of said patient, wherein said indication is selected from: activities of said patient, condition of said patient, and environment of said patient; storing in the receiver said at least one indication together with data representing a property of at least one frame of said frames of in vivo image data acquired immediately before or immediately after said at least one indication was received; transferring said stored frames of in vivo image data, said at least one indication, and said data representing the property of the at least one frame from said receiver to a workstation; and displaying simultaneously by said workstation a stream of said frames of in vivo image data, a time bar, a summarized graphical representation of said stream of said frames of in vivo image data, and a representation of said at least one indication, wherein said representation of said at least one indication is displayed at a position relative to said time bar and said fixed summarized graphical representation corresponding to the time in which said at least one indication was received at said receiver.