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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Hironao Kawano, Tokyo, JP;
Hironobu Takizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Yokoi, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Homan, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Hironao Kawano, Tokyo, JP;
Hironobu Takizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Yokoi, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Homan, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Uchiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A capsule type medical device, including: a capsule shaped casing which can be ingested to within the living body; an electrical stimulation device which comprises a plurality of electrodes which are used for applying electrical stimuli to living body tissue; an electrode selection device which selects an electrode from among the plurality of electrodes, to apply an electrical stimulus; a contact detection device which electrically detects the electrode which is in contact with the living body tissue; and a control section which controls the various devices.