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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2004
Applicants:
Masatoshi Homan, Hino, JP;
Wataru Ohno, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Masatoshi Homan, Hino, JP;
Wataru Ohno, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A capsule endoscope apparatus includes an illuminating device, an image pick-up device which picks up an image of an illuminated portion, and a radio transmitting device. The illuminating device in the capsule endoscope apparatus has a switching device which switches two or more light-emitting amount or light-emitting time. The radio transmitting device in the capsule endoscope apparatus transmits by radio waves image data obtained by the image pick-up device upon sequentially switching the two or more light-emitting amount or light-emitting time.