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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Katsumi Hirakawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Takeshi Yokoi, Hino, JP;
Akio Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Shinsuke Tanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Hironobu Takizawa, Hachioji, JP;
Katsumi Hirakawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Takeshi Yokoi, Hino, JP;
Akio Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Shinsuke Tanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Hironobu Takizawa, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to continuously display a series of images of the inside of the subject until the intra-body indwelling capsule is placed at the desired site in the subject, and to easily place the intra-body indwelling capsule endoscope at the desired site. The intra-subject indwelling systemaccording to the present invention includes an endoscope devicefor imaging a first image of the inside of the subject; an intra-body indwelling capsule, for imaging a second image of the inside of the subject; a monitor devicefor receiving the second image; a receiving device, a monitorfor displaying the first image or the second image; and an image switching device. The intra-body indwelling capsuleis arranged at the distal end of the inserting unit, and the separation from the inserting unitis detected and the separation detection result is transmitted. The receiving devicereceives the separation detection result. The image switching devicereceives the first image from the endoscope deviceand the second image from the monitor device, and switches the display image of the monitorfrom the second image to the first image when receiving the separation detection result from the receiving device