Detecting system of position and posture of capsule medical device
US8010183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/732
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A detecting system of the position and the posture of a capsule medical device includes a main body of the capsule medical device that is inserted in a living body, a coil in a capsule that is arranged to the main body of the capsule medical device and forms a resonant circuit, a magnetic field generating device that is arranged around the living body and generates the Alternating magnetic field for generating an induced magnetic field in the coil in the capsule, and a plurality of magnetic field detecting devices that detect the strength of the induced magnetic field generated by the coil in the capsule by the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating device.
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