Body-insertable device system and in-vivo observation method
US8790247B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/00036
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to actively control at least one of the position and direction of the imaging field in a subject and to observe a desired observed region in the subject certainly in a short period of time. A body-insertable device system according to the present invention includes a capsule endoscope 1 introduced into a subject and a permanent magnet 3. An imaging unit of the capsule endoscope 1 for taking an image inside the subject is fixed in a casing. The capsule endoscope 1 includes a drive unit for changing at least one of the position and posture of the casing in the liquid 2a which is also introduced in the subject 100. The permanent magnet 3 controls the operation of the drive unit for changing at least one of the position and posture of the casing in the liquid 2a.
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