CAPSULE MEDICAL APPARATUS AND MEDICAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A capsule medical apparatus comprising:
- a tissue obtaining unit that obtains a tissue from a body site of a subject;
a detecting unit that detects a state of the tissue obtaining unit that varies depending on whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue;
an output unit that outputs information representing whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue to outside of the subject; and
a control unit that determines whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue based on the state of the tissue obtaining unit, which is detected by the detecting unit, and causes the output unit to output the information representing whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue.
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Abstract
A capsule medical apparatus includes a tissue obtaining unit that obtains a tissue from a body site of a subject; a detecting unit that detects a state of the tissue obtaining unit that varies depending on whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue; an output unit that outputs information representing whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue; and a control unit that determines whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue based on the state of the tissue obtaining unit, which is detected by the detecting unit, and causes the output unit to output the information representing whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue.
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14 Claims
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1. A capsule medical apparatus comprising:
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a tissue obtaining unit that obtains a tissue from a body site of a subject; a detecting unit that detects a state of the tissue obtaining unit that varies depending on whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue; an output unit that outputs information representing whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue to outside of the subject; and a control unit that determines whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue based on the state of the tissue obtaining unit, which is detected by the detecting unit, and causes the output unit to output the information representing whether the tissue obtaining unit succeeds in obtaining a tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical system comprising:
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a capsule medical apparatus that is introduced into a subject, performs a series of obtaining operations for obtaining a tissue from a body site of the subject, and transmits successful/unsuccessful information that represents whether a tissue is successfully obtained to outside the subject; a receiving unit that receives the successful/unsuccessful information transmitted from the capsule medical apparatus; a display unit that displays the successful/unsuccessful information; and a first control unit that controls the series of obtaining operations, receives the successful/unsuccessful information via the receiving unit, and causes the display unit to display the successful/unsuccessful information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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