Control method for capsule endoscope with memory storage device

• US 20080108866A1
• Filed: 11/06/2006
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Feng-Chuan Lin
• Original Assignee: Feng-Chuan Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Feng-Chuan
• Application Number:
  US11/593,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20080108866A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/103
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00016 using wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0002 provided with data storages
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00036 Means for power saving, e.g. sleeping mode
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/041 Capsule endoscopes for imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0684 using light emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/073 Intestinal transmitters

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to reveal how to control the operation of a capsule endoscope that has a memory storage device. The capsule endoscope is swallowed through the mouth to start the photographic inspection. During the process of operating the capsule endoscope, the built-in wireless receiving module is used to receive instructions and further to adjust the movement of capsule endoscope in order to achieve the inspection tasks; on completion of the photographic inspection, the capsule shell is cut open and connected to the host computer, and the image and data stored in the storage module are accessed through the host computer.

Claims

1. A control method of capsule endoscope with memory storage device, including a capsule shell;

the interior of the said capsule shell has at least one controller responsible for connecting and control an LED, a wireless receiving module, a battery pack, a memory module, and an optical sensor chip (contains focusing lens);

firstly the said battery pack provides power to the said LED to light up external world, then through the said wireless receiving unit to receive the instruction of outside world and transmit to the said controller, activate the said optical sensor chip to engage in the action of taking picture, and lastly to store the information taken into the said memory module; and

An wireless transmitting unit, responsible for transmitting the signal to the said wireless receiving unit inside the said capsule shell, and further to control the said controller in engaging in versatile sampling action.

2. As the control method of capsule endoscope with memory storage device stated in item 1 of the patent application range, where the said controller can be expanded to connect and control one other testing unit for increasing the sampling function of the said capsule endoscope.

3. As the control method of capsule endoscope with memory storage device stated in item 1 of the patent application range, where the said testing unit can be an acid and alkaline value testing device.

4. As the control method of capsule endoscope with memory storage device stated in item 1 of the patent application range, where the said capsule endoscope instantly adjust the number of times of taking pictures of the said optical sensor chip through the signal instructions actually received, thus is able to lower the power consumption, save storage space, at the same time could satisfy the requirement of certain portion needs to secure more information.