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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Takatoshi Igarashi, Nagano, JP;
Kazuaki Kojima, Suwa, JP;
Inventors:
Takatoshi Igarashi, Nagano, JP;
Kazuaki Kojima, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for introduction into a test body includes a functional portion for obtaining information on an inside of a test body; a power source for supplying power for driving the functional portion; and an enclosed container for accommodating the functional portion and the power source. A cross-sectional shape orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the enclosed container is an elliptical shape to make an outer shape small to alleviate a burden on a test subject during introduction into a body by swallowing or the like for test.