Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Tsuguhisa Inoue

Hitoshi Aoki

Toshihisa Gotoh

Kei Urakawa

Kishoh Takamatsu

Tomohiro Konishi

An in-body image capturing device (camera unit) with high reliability is suggested. A camera unit () includes an image capturing unit that includes a lens () and a first illumination unit () and is capable of being introduced into a body. The first illumination unit () and the image capturing unit are housed in a casing () that is integrally molded with an integral light-transmitting body () and an integral light shielding body ().

In-body image capturing device and in-body monitoring camera system

The invention is provided with: a camera support tube () one end part of which is introduced into a body; a camera unit () which is joined to the camera support tube inside the body; a support tube joining portion () which joins the camera unit and the camera support tube; a camera-side cable () which is connected to the camera unit and led out to an outside of the body through the camera support tube; and a control system that is provided outside the body is connected to the camera-side cable, and includes at least a display ().

In-body monitoring camera system and support tube for in-body monitoring-camera-system

An intracorporeal-monitoring camera system provided with a support tube whose one end is introduced in a body, an imaging portion that is joined to the support tube in the body, a joining portion that joins the imaging portion and the support tube together, a cable that is connected with the imaging portion and drawn out to an outside of the body through the support tube, and a control system that is provided on the outside of the body, connected with the cable, and includes at least a display device. A slit is formed in the support tube so that the cable is placed in the support tube from a side of the support tube.

Intracorporeal-monitoring camera system, support tube for intracorporeal-monitoring camera system, and cable holder for intracorporeal-monitoring camera system

An in-vivo monitoring camera system that includes: a camera support tube () of which one end part is introduced into a body; a camera unit () which joins with the camera support tube in the body; a joining portion which joins the camera unit and the support tube to each other; a camera side cable () which is connected to the camera unit, and is drawn out toward the outside of the body through the camera support tube; a control system which is on the outside of the body, is connected to the camera side cable, and includes at least a display apparatus; and a cooling system () which cools the camera support tube to which heat of the imaging unit is transferred.

In-vivo monitoring camera system, and support tube for in-vivo monitoring camera system

A camera system () for monitoring the inside of a body (), includes: a camera support tube () of which one end part () is inserted into the body; a camera unit () which joins with the support tube inside the body; a camera side cable () which is connected to the camera unit, and is drawn out toward the outside of the body through the camera support tube; a control system () which includes at least a display (); and a string-like member () which directly or indirectly fixes the camera support tube to the body surface.

Camera system for monitoring inside of body, accessory for support tube of camera system for monitoring inside of body, fixing tool for camera system for monitoring inside of body, and method for installing camera system for monitoring inside of body

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Osaka, Japan

Tsuguhisa Inoue