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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2020
Industry Foundation of Chonnam National University, Gwangju, KR;
Korea Institute of Medical Microrobotics, Gwangju, KR;
Eunpyo Choi, Gwangju, KR;
Jongoh Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chang-Sei Kim, Gwangju, KR;
Byungjeon Kang, Gwangju, KR;
INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Gwangju, KR;
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL MICROROBOTICS, Gwangju, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a capsule-type endoscope assembly which can be assembled or disassembled in a digestive organ of an examinee, and a capsule-type endoscope system using the same. A capsule-type endoscope of the present invention can be actively operated by the application of an external magnetic field. In addition, according to the present invention, after an examinee has separately swallowed various diagnosis and treatment devices modularized according to a purpose of diagnosis and treatment, the diagnosis and treatment devices can be assembled in a digestive organ of the examinee. Therefore, a function of a capsule-type endoscope can be extended to various diagnosis and treatment areas conventionally covered by a conventional general endoscope.