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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Sungwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Youdan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Chiwon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SNU R&DB Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a maneuverable capsule endoscope. A capsule body is input into an internal organ to take images of the inside of the internal organ. A fan unit is mounted on the body. A fan position-changing device changes a direction in which the fan unit discharges fluid. The fan unit is mounted inside a duct without damaging the inner wall of the internal organ. When input into the internal organ, the capsule endoscope can concentrically take images of a specific portion inside the internal organ, and can freely take images of a portion that is intended to be photographed.