US 12,070,189 B2
Tethered endoscope
Daniel Rachlin, San Jose, CA (US); Jacques Van Dam, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Venkata Vishnu Gurukula, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Daniel Rachlin, San Jose, CA (US); Jacques Van Dam, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Venkata Vishnu Gurukula, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/716,009.
Application 16/716,009 is a continuation of application No. 14/684,061, filed on Apr. 10, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/977,798, filed on Apr. 10, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0390320 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00147 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00018 (2013.01); A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 1/051 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An esophageal probe system comprising:
a tethered imaging capsule, the tether configured to provide a pulling force and no pushing force on the imaging capsule; and
at least one swallowing aid configured to be removably or temporarily attached to the tethered imaging capsule, configured to be swallowed with the tethered imaging capsule, and constructed to make ingestion easier when ingested orally;
wherein the swallowing aid detaches distally from the tethered imaging capsule by operation of a primary tether coupled to the tethered imaging capsule.