METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAPSULE TYPE ENDOSCOPE BASED ON DETECTED POSITION
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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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76 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
(a) acquiring an image inside the living body at a detected position, the detected 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, 63)
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64. 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 detected organ, the detected organ 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.
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65. A method of observing a body cavity comprising:
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repeating steps (a) and (b) in the esophageal canal a plurality of times; a) acquiring an image in the esophageal canal by a capsule type medical device, and b) storing the acquired image in the capsule type medical device; and
transmitting a plurality of stored images outside of the capsule type medical device. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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