Patents Assigned to Given Imaging LTD
  • Patent number: 12185906
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods for capsule endoscopy procedures are disclosed. A system for a capsule endoscopy procedure includes a capsule device configured to capture in-vivo images over time of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of a person, a wearable device configured to be secured to the person where the wearable device is configured to receive at least some of the in-vivo images from the capsule device and to communicate at least some of the received images to a communication device at a same location as the wearable device, and a storage medium storing machine-executable instructions configured to execute on a computing system remote from the location of the wearable device. The instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to receive communicated images from the communication device, perform processing of the communicated images received from the communication device, and communicate with at least one healthcare provider device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Given Imaging LTD.
    Inventors: Giovanni Di Napoli, Iddo Ambor, Laurence Keselbrener, Moran Horesh, Dori Peleg, Roni Keynan, Tal Davidson, Avishai Adler, Avishag Spillinger
  • Patent number: 12191566
    Abstract: A helix antenna structure includes loop antennas and a multilayered printed circuit board including printed circuit board layers. Each printed circuit board layer includes a peripheral loop antenna and each adjacent two loop antennas are electrically connected by a connection bridge functioning as a monopole antenna. A selected printed circuit board layer physically and electrically accommodates a transmitter inside ‘its’ peripheral loop antenna, and it further includes a first antenna feeding line which is connected to the loop antenna that is disposed on the selected printed circuit board layer and electrically connectable to a first output terminal of the transmitter. A second antenna feeding line is disposed on another printed circuit board layer and electrically connected to its loop antenna and connectable to another output terminal of the transmitter. The two antenna feeding lines lie in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the printed circuit board after its folding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Semion Khait, Iddo Diukman
  • Patent number: 11445896
    Abstract: Methods for capturing and transmitting images by an in-vivo device comprise operating a pixel array in a superpixel readout mode to capture probe image, for example, according to a time interval. Concurrently to capturing of each probe image, the probe image is evaluated alone or in conjunction with other probe image(s), and if it is determined that no event of interest is detected by the last probe image, or by the last few probe images, the pixel array is operated in the superpixel readout mode and a subsequent probe image is captured. However, if it is determined that the last probe image, or the last few probe images, detected an event of interest, the pixel array is operated in a single pixel readout mode and a single normal image, or a series of normal image, is captured and transmitted, for example, to an external receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Ron Nadiv, Ori Hay, Moran Horesh, Dori Peleg, Stas Rozenfeld
  • Patent number: 11437726
    Abstract: A helix antenna structure includes loop antennas and a multilayered printed circuit board including printed circuit board layers. Each printed circuit board layer includes a peripheral loop antenna and each adjacent two loop antennas are electrically connected by a connection bridge functioning as a monopole antenna. A selected printed circuit board layer physically and electrically accommodates a transmitter inside ‘its’ peripheral loop antenna, and it further includes a first antenna feeding line which is connected to the loop antenna that is disposed on the selected printed circuit board layer and electrically connectable to a first output terminal of the transmitter. A second antenna feeding line is disposed on another printed circuit board layer and electrically connected to its loop antenna and connectable to another output terminal of the transmitter. The two antenna feeding lines lie in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the printed circuit board after its folding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Semion Khait, Iddo Diukman
  • Publication number: 20210210856
    Abstract: A helix antenna structure includes loop antennas and a multilayered printed circuit board including printed circuit board layers. Each printed circuit board layer includes a peripheral loop antenna and each adjacent two loop antennas are electrically connected by a connection bridge functioning as a monopole antenna. A selected printed circuit board layer physically and electrically accommodates a transmitter inside ‘its’ peripheral loop antenna, and it further includes a first antenna feeding line which is connected to the loop antenna that is disposed on the selected printed circuit board layer and electrically connectable to a first output terminal of the transmitter. A second antenna feeding line is disposed on another printed circuit board layer and electrically connected to its loop antenna and connectable to another output terminal of the transmitter. The two antenna feeding lines lie in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the printed circuit board after its folding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Semion KHAIT, Iddo DIUKMAN
  • Publication number: 20190029504
    Abstract: Methods for capturing and transmitting images by an in-vivo device comprise operating a pixel array in a superpixel readout mode to capture probe image, for example, according to a time interval. Concurrently to capturing of each probe image, the probe image is evaluated alone or in conjunction with other probe image(s), and if it is determined that no event of interest is detected by the last probe image, or by the last few probe images, the pixel array is operated in the superpixel readout mode and a subsequent probe image is captured. However, if it is determined that the last probe image, or the last few probe images, detected an event of interest, the pixel array is operated in a single pixel readout mode and a single normal image, or a series of normal image, is captured and transmitted, for example, to an external receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Ron NADIV, Orl HAY, Moran HORESH, Dori PELEG, Stas ROZENFELD
  • Patent number: 10070932
    Abstract: An optimization unit controls electrical currents of a set of electromagnets to generate a wanted maneuvering magnetic field pattern (MMP) for moving an in-vivo device in the GI system. The optimization unit may calculate a magnetic force and a magnetic field to maneuver the in-vivo device from a current location and/or orientation to a new location and/or orientation. The optimization unit may solve a magnetic force optimization problem with respect to the magnetic force in order to determine electrical currents suitable for generating the wanted MMP. The optimization unit may additionally or alternatively solve a minimum electrical power optimization problem with respect to the electrical power to be consumed by the electromagnets in order to recalculate or adjust the electrical currents. The optimization unit may solve one or more of the optimization problems while complying with a set of constraints associated with or derived from each type of optimization objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Eshel Hason, Golan Inbar, Dori Peleg
  • Patent number: 10070777
    Abstract: A system and method may display an image stream, where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously. The images may be displayed fused. The images may be collected from an ingestible capsule traversing the GI tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventor: Tal Davidson
  • Patent number: 9980628
    Abstract: A control circuit for controlling a state of a switching circuit may include a first unit to sense and interpret a wireless signal or physical parameter as an “on” signal to transition the switching circuit to the “on” state, or as an “off” signal to transition the switching circuit to the “off” state, and to transfer a first digital signal or logic value and/or a second digital signal or logic value, which may respectively or combinatorially represent the “on” signal or the “off” signal, to a second unit via a first output and/or a second output of the first unit, respectively. The second unit may force a control input of the switching circuit to a logic value which is a function of the first digital signal or value and/or second digital signal or value and congruent with the state to which the switching circuit is to be transitioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Semion Khait, Oren Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 9386208
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining in vivo images. The system contains an imaging system and a transmitter for transmitting signals from a camera to a receiving system located outside a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Gavriel J. Iddan, Dov Avni, Arkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron
  • Patent number: 9026192
    Abstract: Devices and methods for optically scanning an in-vivo lumen, and for determining contact between an in-vivo device and an in-vivo lumen wall. The device may include an elongated housing having a cylindrical portion. At least one illuminating body may provide illumination at the circumference of the cylindrical portion, and at least one light sensor may sense light that penetrated and was scattered from the tissue of the in vivo lumen. The device may include a barrier for preventing direct illumination from the illuminating body from reaching the light sensor and for decreasing the amount of direct light reflection from the outer surface of the in vivo lumen onto the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd
    Inventors: Shmuel Blit, Elisha Rabinovitz
  • Patent number: 8982205
    Abstract: A system and method may display an image stream, where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously. The images may be displayed fused. The images may be collected from an ingestible capsule traversing the GI tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Tal Davidson, Raphael Rabinovitz, Michael Skala, Hagai Krupnik, Eli Horn, Gavriel J. Iddan
  • Patent number: 8965079
    Abstract: An in-vivo device captures images of the GI system and transfers frames to an external system for analysis. As frames are transferred from the in-vivo device to the external system frames may be classified as belonging to a particular GI section. Based on statistical analysis of the classes, a temporary determination may be made, that the in-vivo device has transitioned to a “target section”, and, as a result of the temporary determination, the operation mode of the in-vivo device may temporarily change from a first mode to a second mode. If the temporary determination is followed by a determination which is based on analysis of additional classes, the determination that the in-vivo device is in the target section may be made final and the in-vivo device may remain in the second mode. Otherwise, the first operation mode may be resumed and the whole transition determination process may start anew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Ofra Zinaty, Eduard Rudyk
  • Patent number: 8934722
    Abstract: A system and method for classification of images of an image stream may include receiving an image stream of unclassified images, for example produced by an in-vivo imaging device, and based on indirect user input, adapting an initial classification algorithm to classify images to groups based on at least a subset of the received image stream of unclassified images. The indirect user input may be used to generate user-based indications for the classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Dori Peleg, Hagai Krupnik
  • Patent number: 8929629
    Abstract: A system and method for ulcer detection which may generate a vector of grades including grades indicative of a probability that the image includes an ulcer, for example an ulcer of specific type. For each grade, generating may include finding ulcer candidates within the image, and for each ulcer candidate, building a property vector describing properties of the ulcer candidate and employing a trained classifier to generate the grade from the property vector. The grades may be combined to obtain an indication or score of the probability that the image includes an ulcer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventor: Stas Rozenfeld
  • Patent number: 8922633
    Abstract: An in-vivo device may capture images of the GI system and transfer frames to an external system for analysis. As frames are transferred from the in-vivo device to the external system each frame may be scored as belonging to a first GI section or to a second GI section, and the frame scores may be buffered in a score buffer. Based on shifting of a reference function across the buffered frame scores and calculating distances between the buffered frame scores and the shifted reference function, the time at which the in-vivo device transitions from the first section of the GI system to the second section of the GI section may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventor: Yehuda Pfeffer
  • Patent number: 8923585
    Abstract: Ulcer detection may include calculating ulcer head scores for image pixels, and calculating ulcer red region scores for pixels, each score correlated to the probability that the pixel color is typical to ulcer heads, ulcer red regions, or a other regions. Ulcer head scores may be compared to an ulcer head threshold level and, based on the results, ulcer head candidates may be obtained. Ulcer red region scores may be compared to a threshold and ulcer red region candidates may be obtained. Ulcer candidates may be formed by creating pairs including an ulcer head candidate and a potential ulcer red region candidate. A grade for ulcer candidates indicating the probability that the ulcer candidate is an ulcer may be used to generate a score for the image, the score indicating the probability that the image includes an ulcer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventor: Dori Peleg
  • Patent number: 8918164
    Abstract: A system and method for detection of colorimetric abnormalities within a body lumen includes an image receiver for receiving images from within the body lumen. Also included are a transmitter for transmitting the images to a receiver, and a processor for generating a probability indication of presence of colorimetric abnormalities on comparison of color content of the images and at least one reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Given Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Doron Adler, Ofra Zinaty, Daphna Levy, Arkady Glukhovsky
  • Patent number: D1026471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Given Imaging LTD.
    Inventors: Eyal David, Eli Ziv
  • Patent number: D1035012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Given Imaging LTD.
    Inventors: Eyal David, Eli Ziv