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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Junichi Ishibashi, Iruma, JP;
Junichi Ishibashi, Iruma, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to realize a capsule-type medical device suitable for improving efficiency of wireless transmission/reception using an antenna to increase radiowave power, a capsule-type medical device is configured so as to comprise an image-capturing illumination unit in which an illumination optical system and an image-capturing unit are provided as a function executing unit for executing a predetermined function within a subject to be examined, an RF unit serving as a wireless unit for communicating a signal generated by this image-capturing illumination unit being driven, or a signal for controlling driving of the image-capturing illumination unit with the outside of the subject to be examined wirelessly, and an antenna, which is provided in this RF unit, including a pair of antenna elements formed in a tubular shape for covering the outer circumference of the image-capturing illumination unit.
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