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Encapsulated endoscope system in which endoscope moves in lumen by itself and rotation of image of region to be observed is ceased

  • US 20070197872A1
  • Filed: 04/12/2007
  • Published: 08/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An encapsulated endoscope apparatus, comprising:

  • an encapsulated endoscope capable of moving by itself in a lumen of a body cavity and externally transmitting picked-up image data of interior of the body cavity;

    a magnetically inducing device for magnetically inducing and driving the encapsulated endoscope in a desired direction; and

    an extracorporeal unit comprising;

    an image data receiving section for receiving the image data from the encapsulated endoscope; and

    a lumen direction detecting section for detecting a direction of the lumen of the body cavity from the received image data.

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