Patents Assigned to Gastrotarget Corp.
  • Sampling capsule and process
    Patent number: 5395366
    Abstract: An ingestible capsule and process for sampling, particularly repeatable sampling, of fluids in the alimentary canal is disclosed wherein an essentially non-digestible capsule contains an electric energy emitting means, a radio signal transmitting means, a sampling storage means and a remote actuatable sampling means. The capsule signals a remote receiver as it progresses through the alimentary tract in a previously mapped route and upon reaching a specified site is remotely triggered to capture a fluid sample in the alimentary canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignees: The State University of New York, Gastrotarget Corp.
    Inventors: David T. D'Andrea, Jerome J. Schentag
  • Telemetry capsule and process
    Patent number: 5279607
    Abstract: An ingestible capsule and process for delivery, particularly repeatable delivery, of a medicament to the alimentary canal is disclosed wherein an essentially non-digestible capsule contains an electric energy emitting means, a radio signal transmitting means, a medicament storage means and a remote actuatable medicament releasing means. The capsule signals a remote receiver as it progresses through the alimentary tract in a previously mapped route and upon reaching a specified site is remotely triggered to release a dosage of medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignees: The State University of New York, Gastrotarget Corp.
    Inventors: Jerome J. Schentag, David T. D'Andrea