Capsule endoscope and a capsule endoscope system
US7316647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/0684
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a capsule endoscope illuminating units are disposed around an image capturing unit in such a manner that an optical axis of the illuminating units do not intersect with an optical axis of the observation unit, and illumination areas of the illuminating units overlap at substantially a central portion of an image capturing area of the image capturing unit.
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