Small-scale robot has promising potential in minimally invasive diagnosis. One such example is the swallowable capsule at the centimeter scale. The patient swallows this capsule device, which travels through the patient’s stomach and intestine. During its passage, the capsule takes pictures of the patient’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract and stores or sends out these pictures for further analysis. A novel kind of capsule can be wirelessly guided by an externally exerted magnetic field, to better capture images of interested regions.
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- Integrate a high-resolution camera within the capsule to capture images of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. - Include a storage or transmission system to either store the images within the capsule or send them wirelessly to an external device. Show more…
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