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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Bin Shi, Hong Kong, CN;
Xing Quan LI, Shenzhen, CN;
Liang Guan, Shenzhen, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Johnson Electric S.A., La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A capsule endoscope includes an enclosure with a transparent section, a illumination unit arranged to illuminate an object to be observed via the transparent section, an image unit disposed in the enclosure, a reflecting unit disposed in the enclosure and arranged to direct light from the object to the image unit to form an image of the object, and a driving unit comprising a piezoelectric motor arranged to rotate the reflecting unit relative to the enclosure.