Energy supplying coil and capsule endoscope system
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1. An energy supplying coil for supplying energy to a capsule endoscope, comprising a coil wound around an outside of a subject into which the capsule endoscope is introduced, the capsule endoscope being disposed in an internal space of the coil.
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Abstract
An energy supplying coil for supplying energy to a capsule endoscope includes a coil wound around an outside of a subject into which the capsule endoscope is introduced. The capsule endoscope is disposed in an internal space of the coil. The coil may include a plurality of loops and a power feeder connecting power-feeding points of the loops.
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1. An energy supplying coil for supplying energy to a capsule endoscope, comprising
a coil wound around an outside of a subject into which the capsule endoscope is introduced, the capsule endoscope being disposed in an internal space of the coil.
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13. A capsule endoscope system comprising:
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a capsule endoscope introduced into a subject; and
a transmitting/receiving device disposed at an outside of the subject, acquiring information gotten by the capsule endoscope via wireless communication, and supplying energy to the capsule endoscope, wherein the capsule endoscope includes a function executing unit that executes a predetermined function;
a wireless unit that wireless transmits information gotten by the function executing unit; and
an energy receiver that receives the energy, and the transmitting/receiving device includes a wireless receiver that receives information transmitted from the wireless unit;
an energy supplying coil that includes a coil wound around an outside of the subject, the capsule endoscope being disposed in an internal space of the coil, and that supplies energy to the energy receiver; and
a processor that analyzes the received information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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