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Patent US7872667 - Device and system for in vivo imaging - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient....http://www.google.com/patents/US7872667?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7872667 - Device and system for in vivo imagingAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7872667 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/363,185Publication dateJan 18, 2011Filing dateFeb 28, 2006Priority dateMar 8, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1307938C, CN1427692A, CN101015441A, CN101015441B, DE20122487U1, DE20122488U1, DE20122489U1, DE20122555U1, EP1263318A2, EP1263318A4, EP1693000A2, EP1693000A3, EP1693000B1, EP1779776A2, EP1779776A3, EP1779777A2, EP1779777A3, EP1779777B1, US7009634, US8125516, US8194123, US8681209, US9386208, US9432562, US20010035902, US20060082648, US20060132599, US20060158512, US20060192889, US20080106596, US20130258083, WO2001065995A2, WO2001065995A3Publication number11363185, 363185, US 7872667 B2, US 7872667B2, US-B2-7872667, US7872667 B2, US7872667B2InventorsGavriel J. Iddan, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel MeronOriginal AssigneeGiven Imaging Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (112), Non-Patent Citations (58), Referenced by (7), Classifications (50), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDevice and system for in vivo imaging
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