Apparatus for Thermally Stable Capsule Endoscope Using Effervescent Formulation for Controlling Balloon Inflation Rate

    公开(公告)号:US20230292992A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US17698303

    申请日:2022-03-18

    申请人: CAPSOVISION, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00 A61B1/04 A61K9/46

    摘要: A capsule device with thermally-stable specific gravity control is disclosed. The capsule device comprises a capsule unit adapted to be swallowable by a human subject and an inflatable balloon comprising a thermally-stable effervescent formulation inside the inflatable balloon, where the thermally-stable effervescent formulation has a particular particle size between a first mesh size and a second mesh size, and the inflatable balloon is attached to the capsule unit. After the capsule unit with the inflatable balloon attached is swallowed, the inflatable balloon starts to inflate so as to lower specific gravity of a combination of the capsule unit and the inflatable balloon when the inflatable balloon is exposed to body fluid and the body fluid gets in touch with the thermally-stable effervescent formulation inside the inflatable balloon.

    EFFERVESCENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING IT

    公开(公告)号:US20220192973A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17445918

    申请日:2021-08-25

    摘要: The present disclosure concerns effervescent compositions and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the disclosed effervescent compositions are formed from an input blend comprising an acid and a base by granulating the input blend in a twin-screw processor. The granules formed from the input blend can be formed by an in situ granulating agent, which can be a portion of the acid that melts during granulation. In some embodiments, the effervescent compositions can be made using a twin-screw processor comprising an intake zone for receiving an input blend comprising an acid and a base; a granulation initiation zone for melting only a portion of the acid to serve as an in situ granulating agent; a granulation completion zone for granulating the input blend; and an outlet for discharging the granules.