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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Hironao Kawano, Tokyo, JP;
Hironobu Takizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetake Segawa, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsumi Hirakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Satomi Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Hironao Kawano, Tokyo, JP;
Hironobu Takizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetake Segawa, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsumi Hirakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Satomi Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to actively control at least one of the position and direction of the imaging field in a subject and to observe a desired observed region in the subject certainly in a short period of time. A body-insertable device system according to the present invention includes a capsule endoscopeintroduced into a subject and a permanent magnet. An imaging unit of the capsule endoscopefor taking an image inside the subject is fixed in a casing. The capsule endoscopeincludes a drive unit for changing at least one of the position and posture of the casing in the liquidwhich is also introduced in the subject. The permanent magnetcontrols the operation of the drive unit for changing at least one of the position and posture of the casing in the liquid