CAPSULE MEDICAL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CAPSULE MEDICAL APPARATUS
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1. A capsule medical apparatus comprising:
- a capsule which is inserted or swallowed in vivo;
a space setting unit which designates a space in vivo previously before the capsule is inserted or swallowed in vivo;
a recognizing unit which recognizes whether or not the capsule exists in the space set by the space setting unit; and
a control unit which controls a state of the capsule by an output from the recognizing unit.
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Abstract
A capsule medical apparatus has a space setting unit which designates a space in vivo and a capsule which is inserted or swallowed in vivo. Further, the capsule medical apparatus has a recognizing unit which recognizes whether or not the capsule exists in the space set by the space setting unit and a control unit which controls a state of the capsule based on an output from the recognizing unit. Thus, the capsule reaches the space, then, the state of the capsule is controlled, and medical activity is performed.
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1. A capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a capsule which is inserted or swallowed in vivo; a space setting unit which designates a space in vivo previously before the capsule is inserted or swallowed in vivo; a recognizing unit which recognizes whether or not the capsule exists in the space set by the space setting unit; and a control unit which controls a state of the capsule by an output from the recognizing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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10. A capsule medical apparatus comprising a capsule having a vital information detecting unit for obtaining vital information, inserted in vivo, and an extracorporeal unit arranged in vitro, the capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a position detecting unit which detects a position of the capsule; a space setting unit which designates a space in vivo previously before the capsule medical apparatus is inserted in vivo; a comparing unit which compares information on the capsule position from the position detecting unit with the space set by the space setting unit and outputs a signal corresponding to a comparison result; and a control unit which controls a state of the capsule based on a signal output from the comparing unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A capsule medical apparatus comprising a capsule having a discharging or absorbing unit for discharging a contained material of the capsule including a drug or for absorbing the vital substance such as the body fluid only at a target portion in vivo, inserted (or swallowed) in vivo, and an extracorporeal unit arranged in vitro, the capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a position detecting unit which detects a position of the capsule; a space setting unit which designates a space in vivo previously before the capsule medical apparatus is inserted or swallowed in vivo; a comparing unit which compares information on the capsule position from the position detecting unit with the space set by the space setting unit and outputs a signal corresponding to a comparison result; and a control unit which controls the operation of the discharging or absorbing unit of the capsule, based on a signal output from the comparing unit.
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15. A capsule medical apparatus comprising a capsule having a treatment unit for curing or treatment only at a target portion in vivo, inserted (or swallowed) in vivo, and an extracorporeal unit arranged in vitro, the capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a position detecting unit which detects a position of the capsule; a space setting unit which designates a space in vivo previously before the capsule medical apparatus is inserted or swallowed in vivo; a comparing unit which compares information on the capsule position from the position detecting unit with the space set by the space setting unit and outputs a signal corresponding to a comparison result; and a control unit which controls the operation of the treatment unit of the capsule, based on the signal output from the comparing unit.
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16. A capsule medical apparatus comprising a capsule for medical activity including examination, curing, or treatment only at a target portion in vivo, inserted or swallowed in vivo, and an extracorporeal unit arranged in vitro, the capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a position detecting unit which detects a position of the capsule; and a space setting unit which designates a space in vivo previously before the capsule medical apparatus is inserted or swallowed in vivo, wherein at least one of the position detecting unit and the space designating unit is substantially touched to the living body.
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17. A capsule medical apparatus comprising a capsule having a vital information detecting unit for obtaining vital information, inserted or swallowed in vivo, and an extracorporeal unit arranged in vitro, the capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a display unit which sets a first portion and a second portion of the organ and displays observation information between the first and second portions at a ratio of time division; and a capsule position detecting unit, wherein the first portion is a portion where a first space set by a first space setting unit for setting a space previously before the capsule medical apparatus is inserted or swallowed in vivo, is overlapped to information on the capsule position from the position detecting unit, and the second portion is a portion where a second space set by a second space setting unit for setting the space previously before the capsule medical apparatus is inserted or swallowed in vivo, is overlapped to the information on the capsule position from the position detecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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23. A capsule medical apparatus comprising a capsule having an image pick-up unit for capturing a vital image, inserted or swallowed in vivo, and an extracorporeal unit arranged in vitro, the capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a magnet arranged to the capsule; a magnetic field generating unit which generates rotating magnetic field; a magnetic field changing unit which changes the direction of the rotating magnetic field; an operating-direction converting unit arranged to the capsule; an image processing unit which detects the amount of movement based on a plurality of outputs from the image pick-up unit; and a control unit which operates the magnetic field changing unit based on the image processing unit.
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24. A capsule medical apparatus comprising a capsule having a vital information detecting unit for obtaining vital information, inserted or swallowed in vivo, and an extracorporeal unit arranged in vitro, the capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a setting unit which sets a portion of the internal organ previously before the capsule is inserted or swallowed in vivo; and a display unit which displays by a ratio of time division, observation information between a first portion set by the setting unit and a second portion set by the setting unit by a ratio of time division. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A control method for a capsule medical apparatus having a vital information detecting unit for obtaining vital information, inserted or swallowed in vivo, the method comprising the steps of:
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designating a space in vivo previously before the capsule is inserted or swallowed in vivo; detecting a position in vivo of a capsule medical apparatus; determining whether or not the detected position is overlapped to the space; and deciding a state of the capsule medical apparatus based on the determination.
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