Capsule endoscopy (CE) has transformed from a research venture into a widely used
clinical tool and the primary means for diagnosing small bowel pathology. These orally …

Ingestible electronic systems that are capable of embedded sensing, particularly within the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract and its accessory organs, have the potential to screen for diseases …

This paper describes the design, fabrication, packaging, and performance characterization
of a conformal helix antenna created on the outside of a 10 mm× 30 mm capsule endoscope …

Smart pills were originally developed for diagnosis; however, they are increasingly being
applied to therapy–more specifically drug delivery. In addition to smart drug delivery …

The demand for graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) has
steadily increased in recent decades. In the United States alone, jobs for biomedical …

We propose local magnetic actuation (LMA) as an approach to robotic actuation for surgical
instruments. An LMA actuation unit consists of a pair of diametrically magnetized single …

Independent mobility is an important aspect of an individual's life and must sometimes be
augmented by use of an assistive device such as a wheeled walker or cane following a fall …

Since the introduction of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE) researchers have started
exploring the design space of Medical Capsule Robots (MCRs): embedded micro-systems …

A tethered pressure measurement capsule was developed for measuring the small intestine
contraction pressure to assist in locating capsules within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and …

Fully insertable robotic imaging devices represent a promising future of minimally invasive
laparoscopic vision. Emerging research efforts in this field have resulted in several proof-of …