Patent ID: 8681209

Claim:
A swallowable capsule for in-vivo imaging of the gastrointestinal tract, said capsule comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a dome shaped optical window disposed along a longitudinal axis of said capsule, said housing enclosing at least: a CMOS imaging camera; at least two white LED illumination sources for illuminating a gastrointestinal tract site directly through said optical window; an optical system, centered along said longitudinal axis, comprising at least one lens, for collecting light from said gastrointestinal tract site directly through said optical window onto said CMOS imaging camera; wherein said optical system and at least two white LED illumination sources are separated from said dome shaped optical window by a gap, and the at least two white LED illumination sources are disposed around said optical system and not on said longitudinal axis; and a transmitter for transmitting the signal of the CMOS imaging camera to a receiving system.