Capsule type endoscope
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Abstract
A capsule-type endoscope comprising a capsule body, an image pickup element, illuminating elements, an image signal processing circuit, a memory, an image information transmitting circuit and an antenna for wireless transmission. The capsule body contains the pickup element, the illuminating elements, the processing circuit, the memory, transmitting circuit and the antenna. While the capsule body remains in a living body, the image pickup element takes images of an interior of the living body. The processing circuit processes the image, generating image information. The memory stores the information. The transmitting circuit reads the information and supplies it to the antenna. The antenna transmits the information by radio, from the living body.
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62 Claims
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1-42. -42. (canceled)
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43. A method of observing an inside of a living body, comprising the steps of:
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(a) acquiring an image inside the living body at a predetermined position, the predetermined position being the start point of observation;
(b) changing the position for acquiring an image;
(c) acquiring an image of the living body at the new acquiring position; and
(d) repeating steps b and c, wherein steps a to d are performed automatically. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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