公开(公告)号：US08177715B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-15

申请号：US12324979

申请日：2008-11-28

申请人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Tetsuo Minai ,  Takeshi Mori

发明人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Tetsuo Minai ,  Takeshi Mori

IPC分类号： A61B5/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/0028 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B5/073

摘要： A capsule medical system is provided with a capsule medical device to be inserted into a subject, at least one electrode pad having a plurality of receiving electrodes, a receiving electrode switching unit, a control unit for controlling operations of the receiving electrode switching unit, and a position detector. The capsule medical device has a biological information acquiring unit for acquiring biological information of the subject, and a transmitting unit for outputting the biological information from a transmitting electrode through a living body. At least one electrode pad detects the biological information by a plurality of receiving electrodes. The receiving electrode switching unit switches a pair of receiving electrodes among the plurality of receiving electrodes. The position detector detects a position of the capsule medical device inside the subject based on the biological information detected by the electrode pad, and position coordinate data of the plurality of receiving electrodes.

摘要翻译： 胶囊型医疗系统设置有插入被检体的胶囊型医疗装置，具有多个接收电极的至少一个电极焊盘，接收电极切换部，控制接收电极切换部的动作的控制部，以及 位置检测器。 胶囊型医疗装置具有用于获取被检体的生物信息的生物体信息取得部，以及通过活体从发送用电极输出生物体信息的发送部。 至少一个电极焊盘通过多个接收电极检测生物信息。 接收电极切换单元切换多个接收电极中的一对接收电极。 位置检测器基于由电极焊盘检测出的生物信息检测被检体内的胶囊型医疗装置的位置，并且检测多个接收电极的坐标数据。

公开(公告)号：US08095330B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US12729370

申请日：2010-03-23

申请人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Ryoji Sato

发明人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Ryoji Sato

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  A61B5/05

CPC分类号： A61B34/73 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B2034/2051 ,  A61M25/0127

摘要： A position detecting device includes a position calculator that performs an optimization convergence calculation using an evaluation function that expresses an error between a measurement value and a theoretical value of magnetic field information of a detection target to calculate at least a position of the detection target; a storage unit that stores a final convergence result of the optimization convergence calculation performed by the position calculator; and a controller that determines whether a result of the optimization convergence calculation converges, suspends the optimization convergence calculation performed by the position calculator when the result does not converge, and performs, after a predetermined time has passed, a returning process of returning a state of the optimization convergence calculation to a converged state by causing the position calculator to perform the optimization convergence calculation based on the final convergence result.

摘要翻译： 位置检测装置包括位置计算器，其使用表示测量值与检测对象的磁场信息的理论值之间的误差的评估函数进行优化收敛计算，以至少计算检测对象的位置; 存储单元，存储由位置计算器执行的优化收敛计算的最终收敛结果; 以及控制器，其判定所述优化收敛计算的结果是否收敛，并且在所述结果不收敛时暂停由所述位置计算器执行的优化收敛计算，并且在经过预定时间之后执行返回的返回处理 通过使位置计算器基于最终收敛结果进行优化收敛计算，将优化收敛计算成会聚状态。

公开(公告)号：US20100134096A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-03

申请号：US12595400

申请日：2008-04-18

申请人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Ryoji Sato

发明人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Ryoji Sato

IPC分类号： G01B7/14

CPC分类号： A61B5/06 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B2034/2051 ,  A61B2090/3958 ,  G01B7/003

摘要： Provided is a position detecting device including a first magnetic-field generating unit including at least one magnetic-field generating coil and that generates a first magnetic field in a detection space where a detected object provided with a circuit including at least one built-in coil is disposed; a magnetic-field detecting unit having a plurality of detecting coils arrayed to detect an induced magnetic field generated from the built-in coil by the generated first magnetic field; and a second magnetic-field generating unit including at least one magnetic-field generating coil, that generates a second magnetic field, and including a magnetic-field component having a phase substantially opposite to the first magnetic field and entering the detecting coils, wherein the first magnetic-field generating unit and the detecting coils are disposed so that a generating direction of the first magnetic field and a detecting direction of the induced magnetic field intersect each other.

摘要翻译： 提供一种位置检测装置，其包括：第一磁场产生单元，包括至少一个磁场产生线圈，并且在检测空间中产生第一磁场，其中检测对象设置有包括至少一个内置线圈 被处置 磁场检测单元，具有多个检测线圈，其被排列成通过所产生的第一磁场来检测从内置线圈产生的感应磁场; 以及第二磁场产生单元，其包括产生第二磁场的至少一个磁场产生线圈，并且包括具有与第一磁场基本相反的相位并进入检测线圈的磁场分量，其中， 第一磁场产生单元和检测线圈被布置成使得第一磁场的产生方向和感应磁场的检测方向彼此相交。

公开(公告)号：US20100022835A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-28

申请号：US12307490

申请日：2007-06-29

申请人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Chiba

发明人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Chiba

IPC分类号： A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/061 ,  A61B5/073 ,  A61B34/70 ,  A61B34/73 ,  A61B2034/732 ,  A61B2090/3925 ,  A61B2090/3958 ,  G06F19/00

摘要： A situation where a medical device is outside a region suitable for guidance control thereof can be easily coped with. Included are a medical device provided with a magnet; a guiding unit (5X-1, 5X-2, 5Y-1, 5Y-2, 5Z-1, 5Z-2) that forms a control magnetic field for guidance control of the medical device, inside a prescribed control area; a detection unit (7Y-1, 7Y-2) that detects positional information of the medical device; and a computational unit that judges that the medical device has gone outside the control area on the basis of an output from the detection unit (7Y-1, 7Y-2) and calculates a direction for returning the medical device to the control area, wherein a signal-waveform calculating unit (21) stops forming the control magnetic field when the medical device is outside the control area.

摘要翻译： 可以容易地应对医疗装置在适于引导控制的区域之外的情况。 包括设有磁铁的医疗器械; 在规定的控制区域内形成用于医疗装置的引导控制的控制磁场的引导单元（5X-1，5X-2,5Y-1,5Y-2,5Z-1,5Z-2） 检测单元（7Y-1,7Y-2），其检测医疗装置的位置信息; 以及计算单元，其基于来自所述检测单元（7Y-1,7Y-2）的输出判定所述医疗装置已经在所述控制区域外，并计算将所述医疗装置返回到所述控制区域的方向，其中， 当医疗装置在控制区域外部时，信号波形计算单元（21）停止形成控制磁场。

公开(公告)号：US08692682B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-08

申请号：US12441631

申请日：2007-09-28

申请人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Chiba

发明人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Chiba

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/06 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B5/073

摘要： A position detection system for a detection object and a position detection method for a detection object that enable calibration without removing a detection object after the detection object is introduced into a detection space are provided. Provided are a magnetic-field generating unit (3) that generates a position-detection magnetic field; a detection object (5) including a resonant circuit (21) that generates a resonant magnetic field and an external-signal switch that connects or disconnects the path of the resonant circuit (21); a switch-controlling unit (7) that controls connecting or disconnecting of the external-signal switch; a position-detection-magnetic-field detecting unit (9) that detects the magnetic field strength of at least one of the position-detection magnetic field and the resonant magnetic field; and a position-calculating unit (11) that calculates the position and orientation of the detection object (5) based on a detection signal from the position-detection-magnetic-field detecting unit (9).

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于检测对象的位置检测系统和用于在检测对象被引入检测空间之后能够在不移除检测对象的情况下进行校准的检测对象的位置检测方法。 提供产生位置检测磁场的磁场产生单元（3） 包括产生谐振磁场的谐振电路（21）和连接或断开谐振电路（21）的路径的外部信号开关的检测对象（5）。 开关控制单元（7），其控制外部信号开关的连接或断开; 位置检测用磁场检测单元，其检测所述位置检测用磁场和所述共振磁场中的至少一个的磁场强度; 以及基于来自所述位置检测用磁场检测部（9）的检测信号来计算检测对象（5）的位置和取向的位置计算部（11）。

公开(公告)号：US08386020B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-26

申请号：US12307490

申请日：2007-06-29

申请人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Chiba

发明人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Chiba

IPC分类号： A61B5/055 ,  A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/061 ,  A61B5/073 ,  A61B34/70 ,  A61B34/73 ,  A61B2034/732 ,  A61B2090/3925 ,  A61B2090/3958 ,  G06F19/00

摘要： A situation where a medical device is outside a region suitable for guidance control thereof can be easily coped with. Included are a medical device provided with a magnet; a guiding unit (5X-1, 5X-2, 5Y-1, 5Y-2, 5Z-1, 5Z-2) that forms a control magnetic field for guidance control of the medical device, inside a prescribed control area; a detection unit (7Y-1, 7Y-2) that detects positional information of the medical device; and a computational unit that judges that the medical device has gone outside the control area on the basis of an output from the detection unit (7Y-1, 7Y-2) and calculates a direction for returning the medical device to the control area, wherein a signal-waveform calculating unit (21) stops forming the control magnetic field when the medical device is outside the control area.

摘要翻译： 可以容易地应对医疗装置在适于引导控制的区域之外的情况。 包括设有磁铁的医疗器械; 在规定的控制区域内形成用于医疗装置的引导控制的控制磁场的引导单元（5X-1，5X-2,5Y-1,5Y-2,5Z-1,5Z-2） 检测单元（7Y-1,7Y-2），其检测医疗装置的位置信息; 以及计算单元，其基于来自所述检测单元（7Y-1,7Y-2）的输出判定所述医疗装置已经在所述控制区域外，并计算将所述医疗装置返回到所述控制区域的方向，其中， 当医疗装置在控制区域外部时，信号波形计算单元（21）停止形成控制磁场。

公开(公告)号：US20100179782A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12729370

申请日：2010-03-23

申请人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Ryoji Sato

发明人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Ryoji Sato

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G01B7/00

CPC分类号： A61B34/73 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B2034/2051 ,  A61M25/0127

摘要： A position detecting device includes a position calculator that performs an optimization convergence calculation using an evaluation function that expresses an error between a measurement value and a theoretical value of magnetic field information of a detection target to calculate at least a position of the detection target; a storage unit that stores a final convergence result of the optimization convergence calculation performed by the position calculator; and a controller that determines whether a result of the optimization convergence calculation converges, suspends the optimization convergence calculation performed by the position calculator when the result does not converge, and performs, after a predetermined time has passed, a returning process of returning a state of the optimization convergence calculation to a converged state by causing the position calculator to perform the optimization convergence calculation based on the final convergence result.

摘要翻译： 位置检测装置包括位置计算器，其使用表示测量值与检测对象的磁场信息的理论值之间的误差的评估函数进行优化收敛计算，以至少计算检测对象的位置; 存储单元，存储由位置计算器执行的优化收敛计算的最终收敛结果; 以及控制器，其判定所述优化收敛计算的结果是否收敛，并且在所述结果不收敛时暂停由所述位置计算器执行的优化收敛计算，并且在经过预定时间之后执行返回的返回处理 通过使位置计算器基于最终收敛结果进行优化收敛计算，将优化收敛计算成会聚状态。

公开(公告)号：US20090227840A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-10

申请号：US12394695

申请日：2009-02-27

申请人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Takeshi Mori ,  Tetsuo Minai

发明人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Takeshi Mori ,  Tetsuo Minai

IPC分类号： A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/073 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B34/73

摘要： A capsule guiding system includes: an electrode pad arranged outside a human body to perform human body communication with a capsule endoscope and detect at least one of position and direction of the capsule endoscope; a magnetically guiding device which moves the capsule endoscope; a detector which detects a relative position between the electrode pad and the magnetically guiding device; a calculator which calculates at least one of the position and direction of the capsule endoscope based on a detection value of the electrode pad, and calculates at least one of an absolute position and direction of the capsule endoscope with respect to the magnetically guiding device based on at least one of the position and direction of the capsule endoscope and the relative position detected by the detector; and a control unit which controls the magnetically guiding device based on at least one of the absolute position and direction.

摘要翻译： 胶囊引导系统包括：布置在人体外部的电极垫，以与胶囊内窥镜进行人体连通，并检测胶囊型内窥镜的位置和方向中的至少一个; 使胶囊型内窥镜移动的导磁装置; 检测器，其检测所述电极焊盘和所述导磁装置之间的相对位置; 计算器，其基于所述电极焊盘的检测值来计算所述胶囊型内窥镜的位置和方向中的至少一个，并且基于所述导磁装置计算所述胶囊型内窥镜的绝对位置和方向中的至少一个，基于 胶囊型内窥镜的位置和方向中的至少一个以及检测器检测到的相对位置; 以及控制单元，其基于所述绝对位置和方向中的至少一个来控​​制所述导磁装置。

公开(公告)号：US08731637B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US11655318

申请日：2007-01-19

申请人： Hironao Kawano ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Takeshi Yokoi ,  Hideo Ito ,  Hidetake Segawa

发明人： Hironao Kawano ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Takeshi Yokoi ,  Hideo Ito ,  Hidetake Segawa

IPC分类号： A61B5/05

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00036 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B5/061 ,  A61B5/073 ,  A61B5/4839 ,  A61B5/702 ,  A61B34/73

摘要： Provided is an intra-subject medical system which includes a body-insertable device and a physical quantity generator. The body-insertable device is to be introduced into a subject, is covered by a capsule-shaped exterior member, and includes a physical quantity detecting member which has a directivity to detect a predetermined physical quantity; at least one functional member which has a necessary function for examining or treating inside the subject; and a switch control unit which controls an on/off state or operation mode of the at least one functional member when the physical quantity detecting member detects a physical quantity. The physical quantity generator has a physical quantity emitting unit which emits a temporary physical quantity inside the subject; and a physical quantity direction changing unit which changes an emission direction of the physical quantity.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种主体内医疗系统，其包括身体可插入装置和物理量发生器。 身体插入装置被引入到被检体中，被胶囊形外部构件覆盖，并且包括物理量检测构件，其具有检测预定物理量的方向性; 至少一个具有用于在受试者内检查或治疗的必要功能的功能部件; 以及开关控制单元，其在所述物理量检测构件检测到物理量时控制所述至少一个功能构件的开/关状态或操作模式。 物理量发生器具有在物体内发出临时物理量的物理量发射单元; 以及物理量方向改变单元，其改变物理量的发射方向。

公开(公告)号：US20130184526A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-18

申请号：US13788621

申请日：2013-03-07

申请人： Hironobu Takizawa ,  Hironao Kawano ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Atsushi Chiba

发明人： Hironobu Takizawa ,  Hironao Kawano ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Atsushi Chiba

IPC分类号： A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04

CPC分类号： A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/00082 ,  A61B1/00156 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/073 ,  A61B5/7232 ,  A61B34/73 ,  A61M31/002

摘要： Using a guidance system with a simple configuration, propulsive motion along a longitudinal direction and changing of the propulsion direction are easily performed with good precision and stability. There is provided a capsule-type medical apparatus which is inserted into the body of a subject and is guided by an external magnetic field, the capsule-type medical apparatus comprising: a substantially cylindrical capsule; a propulsion mechanism for converting rotary motion about a longitudinal axis R of the capsule into propulsive motion along the longitudinal axis R; a magnet accommodated inside the capsule and disposed in such a manner that the magnetic-pole direction thereof can be switched between a direction along the longitudinal axis R and a direction intersecting the longitudinal axis R; and a securing portion for securing the magnet to the capsule in each of the switched states of the magnetic-pole direction.

摘要翻译： 使用简单构造的引导系统，可以容易地以良好的精度和稳定性执行沿纵向的推进运动和推进方向的改变。 提供一种胶囊型医疗装置，其插入到被检体的体内并被外部磁场引导，所述胶囊型医疗装置包括：大致圆柱形的胶囊; 用于将围绕胶囊的纵向轴线R的旋转运动转换成沿着纵向轴线R的推进运动的推进机构; 容纳在胶囊内部的磁体，其设置成使其磁极方向能够沿着纵向轴线R的方向和与纵向轴线R相交的方向转换; 以及用于在磁极方向的每个切换状态下将磁体固定到胶囊的固定部分。