Patent ID: 8663159

Claim:
An endoscopic device for self-propelled locomotion through a body cavity in a pre-established direction of displacement, comprising: a tubular body made of an elastic material extending between a front end portion and a rear end portion, each end portion comprising respective anchoring means pneumatically actuated and suitable for temporarily and alternately attaching said end portions to a wall of the body cavity in synchronism with corresponding axial extensions and contractions of said tubular body, wherein: said tubular body comprises a reinforcement structure distributed along its length, the reinforcement structure is substantially rigid in a radial direction and yielding in an axial direction, and a wall of said tubular body is formed by superimposing an inner layer and an outer layer, said reinforcement structure being arranged there between, wherein one or more through openings are formed on said outer layer, the one or more through openings being adapted to allow air possibly entering between said inner layer and said outer layer from the inside of said tubular body to be discharged to an outside of said tubular body.