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Paul Glass
Biomedical Engineering, Advised by Elena Di Martino and Metin Sitti Project Title: Improving the Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Intestine Diseases with Pill-Sized Robots Paul Glass's Research Summary (Powerpoint Slide) |
Capsule endoscopes are pills swallowed by a patient which contain a camera,a battery, and a transmitter
to send high resolution images of the gastrointestinal tract to a digital storage device where they can
later be analyzed by a clinician. This research proposes to improve the diagnostic power of capsule
endoscopy by incorporating mechanisms into the capsule design which would allow an operator to remotely
stop, orient, and move the capsule within the small intestine.
This research will explore three diverse aspects of the problem: modeling the biomechanics of the small
intestine, designing and manufacturing miniature capsule endoscopes, and in-vitro and in-vivo testing of
the developed devices.