Externally controlled intestinal content sampler

Details Externally controlled intestinal content sampler Externally controlled intestinal content sampler

1992-07-30

1994-05-31

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128780, A61B 500

Patent

active

053160150

ABSTRACT:
Intestinal content sampling device having a capsule which is adapted to be swallowed and to pass through the intestinal tract. The capsule has an opening through which a sample can pass and a closure member for closing off the opening once a sample has been obtained. The closure member is held in an open position against a closing force by a magnetically actuated latch which, in the disclosed embodiments, comprises a pendulum which is set into vibration by an externally applied magnetic field to release the latch.

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