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Title:
INTRA-PATIENT INTRODUCTION SYSTEM, RECEIVER, AND INTRA-PATIENT INTRODUCTION APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006075533
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an intra-patient introduction system capable of minimizing the burden imposed on a subject as possible according to a purpose of use and also capable of suppressing increase in cost of use.

A receiving set 3, which is a component of the intra-patient introduction system, comprises a receiving unit 6 and a position detection unit 7 which are configured separately. The receiving unit 6 has receiving antennas 8a-8d and a receiving prosessing device apparatus 9, and the position detection unit 7 has transmitting antennas 10a-10d, a first linear magnetic field generating section 11a, a second linear magnetic field generating section 11b, a diffusing magnetic field generating section 12 and a processing device 13. When using the intra-patient introduction system in order to acquire intra-patient information obtained by a capsule endoscope 2 and to detect the position of the capsule endoscope 2, both the receiving unit 6 and the position detection unit 7 are used. For acquiring only the intra-patient information, only the receiving unit 6 is used.


Inventors:
MINAE TETSUO
Application Number:
JP2004266064A
Publication Date:
March 23, 2006
Filing Date:
September 13, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP
International Classes:
A61B1/00; A61B5/04; A61B5/07
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Sakai