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：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：US20090137883A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-28

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： A61B5/07

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：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。

公开(公告)号：US20090281387A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-12

申请号：US12089017

申请日：2006-10-05

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

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 201 which is inserted into the body of a subject and is guided by an external magnetic field, the capsule-type medical apparatus 201 comprising: a substantially cylindrical capsule 202; a propulsion mechanism 207 for converting rotary motion about a longitudinal axis R of the capsule 202 into propulsive motion along the longitudinal axis R; a magnet 205 accommodated inside the capsule 202 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 212 for securing the magnet 205 to the capsule 202 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201，该胶囊型医疗装置201插入被检体的体内并被外部磁场引导，胶囊型医疗装置201包括：大致圆筒形的胶囊202; 用于将围绕胶囊202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207; 容纳在胶囊202内的磁铁205，其磁极方向可以在沿着纵轴R的方向和与纵轴R交叉的方向之间切换; 以及用于在磁极方向的每个切换状态下将磁体205固定到胶囊202的固定部分212。

公开(公告)号：US08740774B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-03

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： A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61N2/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B19/00

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。

公开(公告)号：US20120226092A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-06

申请号：US13408322

申请日：2012-02-29

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： A61N2/10 ,  A61B1/04

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 states 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：US08298136B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

申请号：US12907280

申请日：2010-10-19

申请人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Ryoji Sato

发明人： Atsushi Kimura ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Ryoji Sato

IPC分类号： A61B1/04

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B5/062

摘要： An in-vivo examination system includes a body-insertable apparatus that moves in a subject; and an external device that acquires information about an inside of the subject. The external device includes a location acquiring unit that acquires a plurality of first locations of the body-insertable apparatus in the subject; a trajectory generating unit that generates a first movement trajectory of the body-insertable apparatus in the subject, based on the plurality of first locations; a trajectory storage unit that stores a second movement trajectory; and a scale adjusting unit that adjusts the first movement trajectory to the second movement trajectory.

摘要翻译： 体内检查系统包括：被检体内移动的被检体内导入装置; 以及获取关于对象内部的信息的外部设备。 外部设备包括位置获取单元，其获取被检体内的被检体内导入装置的多个第一位置; 轨迹生成单元，其基于所述多个第一位置生成被检体中的被检体内导入装置的第一移动轨迹; 轨迹存储单元，其存储第二移动轨迹; 以及调整所述第一移动轨迹到所述第二移动轨迹的比例调整单元。

公开(公告)号：US08491464B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-23

申请号：US11571510

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Takeshi Yokoi ,  Katsumi Hirakawa ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Manabu Fujita

发明人： Takeshi Yokoi ,  Katsumi Hirakawa ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Manabu Fujita

IPC分类号： A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/2736 ,  A61B1/00147 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/6882 ,  A61B2562/162

摘要： To stably and properly monitor an inside of a body by using an easily operable placement technique, a capsule endoscope 101 to be swallowed from an oral cavity 200 to acquire in-vivo information of a subject 201 and to wirelessly output for a transmission of the in-vivo information to an outside of a body, a string member 103 that is connected to the capsule endoscope 101 for positioning the capsule endoscope 101 at a gastric cardia 202, and a fixing portion 104 that is a portion of the string member 103, is provided on a position with which a length from the capsule endoscope 101 corresponds to a length from the gastric cardia 202 to the inside of an esophageal region 203 for fixing the string member 103 that has located the capsule endoscope 101 at the gastric cardia 202 to the inside of the esophageal region 203 by an endoscopic fixture are included. As a result, the capsule endoscope 101 is placed at a position of the gastric cardia 202 where an entire inside of the stomach is easily inspected, and the capsule endoscope 101 itself can easily be placed inside the esophageal region by using the fixing portion 104.

摘要翻译： 为了通过使用易于操作的放置技术来稳定且适当地监视身体的内部，可以从口腔200中吞咽的胶囊型内窥镜101获取被检体201的体内信息，并进行无线输出。 体内信息输送到身体的外部，与胶囊型内窥镜101连接以将胶囊型内窥镜101定位在胃贲门202处的绳状构件103和作为绳构件103的一部分的固定部104， 设置在从胶囊型内窥镜101的长度对应于从胃贲门202到食道区域203的长度的位置的位置，用于将位于胃贲门202处的胶囊型内窥镜101的线状部件103固定到 包括内窥镜固定装置在食管区域203内部。 结果，胶囊型内窥镜101配置在容易检查胃内整体的胃贲门202的位置，通过使用固定部104，能够容易地将胶囊型内窥镜101本身放置在食道内。