Abstract: A device, system and method may enable the obtaining of in vivo information other than or in addition to images from for example within body lumens or cavities, such as temperature, pressure, or pH from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where the data is typically transmitted or otherwise sent via an optical means to a receiving system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 1, 2003
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2006
Assignee:
Given Imaging, Ltd.
Inventors:
Arkady Glukhovsky, Zvika Gilad, Semion Khait, Gavriel J. Iddan
Abstract: Reusable instruments, such as reusable medical instruments, and related systems and methods, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the reusable instrument can be an endoscope, which can be cleaned by sterilization. In certain embodiments, a method of sterilizing includes sterilizing the endoscope or portion thereof in a sterilization chamber while maintaining a pressure differential between the interior and exterior of the endoscope.
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