公开(公告)号：US20100049033A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-25

申请号：US12514401

申请日：2007-11-12

申请人： Hironao Kawano ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba

发明人： Hironao Kawano ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba

IPC分类号： A61B5/05 ,  A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/042 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/066 ,  A61B34/73 ,  A61B90/39 ,  A61B2090/3958

摘要： A medical device position detection system and a position detection method of a medical device guidance system, which are capable of detecting a direction of the medical device accurately, are provided. Included are a medical device introduced into a subject's body; a magnetic field response part that is disposed in the medical device, responds to a magnetic field by virtue of possessing a magnetization direction, and guides the medical device; a magnetic field generation part forming the magnetic field within the subject's body; a direction detection magnetic field control part generating a direction detection magnetic field from the magnetic field generation part for detecting the direction of the medical device; a response detection part detecting a response of the magnetic field response part due to the direction detection magnetic field; and a direction calculating part calculating the direction of the medical device according to the direction of the direction detection magnetic field and a detection result of the response detection part.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够精确地检测医疗装置的方向的医疗装置引导系统的医疗装置位置检测系统和位置检测方法。 包括被引入主体身体的医疗器械; 设置在医疗装置中的磁场响应部通过具有磁化方向对磁场进行响应，并引导医疗装置; 形成被检者体内的磁场的磁场产生部; 方向检测用磁场控制部，其从所述磁场产生部生成用于检测所述医疗装置的方向的方向检测用磁场; 响应检测部分，检测由于方向检测磁场引起的磁场响应部分的响应; 以及方向计算部，其根据方向检测磁场的方向和响应检测部的检测结果来计算医疗装置的方向。

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：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：US20100056866A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12440547

申请日：2007-09-14

申请人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Hironao Kawano

发明人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Hironao Kawano

IPC分类号： A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/07 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B5/4839 ,  A61B5/7232 ,  A61B34/73

摘要： A medical guidance system and a control method of a medical device are provided, which may increase the drive force of a medical device and improve controllability thereof. The medical guidance system has a medical device that includes a biologic information acquisition unit that acquires biologic information of the inside of a body cavity and a magnet that generates drive force in response to a magnetic field exerted from the outside of a body, a magnetic field generation unit 101 that generates the magnetic field to be exerted on the magnet from the outside of a body, and a displacement detection unit 105 that detects displacement being an angle formed between the magnetization direction of the magnet and the field direction of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generation unit 101 at the position of the medical device; wherein the magnetic field generation unit 101 is controlled based on the displacement.

摘要翻译： 提供医疗指导系统和医疗装置的控制方法，其可以增加医疗装置的驱动力并提高其可控性。 医疗引导系统具有医疗装置，其包括获取体腔内部的生物信息的生物信息获取单元和响应于从身体外部施加的磁场产生驱动力的磁体，磁场 从体外产生施加在磁体上的磁场的发生单元101，以及位移检测单元105，其检测在磁体的磁化方向与磁场的磁场方向之间形成的角度的位移 通过磁场产生单元101在医疗装置的位置; 其中，基于所述位移来控制所述磁场产生单元101。

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：US09211084B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-15

申请号：US12440547

申请日：2007-09-14

申请人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Hironao Kawano

发明人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Hironao Kawano

IPC分类号： A61B5/05 ,  A61B5/07 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B19/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/07 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B5/4839 ,  A61B5/7232 ,  A61B34/73

摘要： A medical guidance system and a control method of a medical device are provided, which may increase the drive force of a medical device and improve controllability thereof. The medical guidance system has a medical device that includes a biologic information acquisition unit that acquires biologic information of the inside of a body cavity and a magnet that generates drive force in response to a magnetic field exerted from the outside of a body, a magnetic field generation unit 101 that generates the magnetic field to be exerted on the magnet from the outside of a body, and a displacement detection unit 105 that detects displacement being an angle formed between the magnetization direction of the magnet and the field direction of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generation unit 101 at the position of the medical device; wherein the magnetic field generation unit 101 is controlled based on the displacement.

摘要翻译： 提供医疗指导系统和医疗装置的控制方法，其可以增加医疗装置的驱动力并提高其可控性。 医疗引导系统具有医疗装置，其包括获取体腔内部的生物信息的生物信息获取单元和响应于从身体外部施加的磁场产生驱动力的磁体，磁场 从体外产生施加在磁体上的磁场的发生单元101，以及位移检测单元105，其检测在磁体的磁化方向与磁场的磁场方向之间形成的角度的位移 通过磁场产生单元101在医疗装置的位置; 其中，基于所述位移来控制所述磁场产生单元101。

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：US20070244388A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-18

申请号：US11629340

申请日：2005-12-16

申请人： Ryoji Sato ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Hironao Kawano

发明人： Ryoji Sato ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Hironao Kawano

IPC分类号： A61B5/06

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00147 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/042 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B5/7232 ,  A61B34/73

摘要： There are provided a position detection system, a guidance system, and a position detection method which obviate the need for frequency adjustment of an alternating magnetic field used in position detection of a device and which allow the device to be made more compact and less expensive. There are included a device (capsule endoscope 20) provided with a magnetic induction coil, a drive coil 51 for generating an alternating magnetic field, a plurality of magnetic sensors 52 for detecting an induced magnetic field, a frequency determining section 50B for determining a position calculating frequency based on a resonance frequency of the magnetic induction coil, and a position analyzing unit 50A for calculating, at the position calculating frequency, at least one of the position and the orientation of the device 20 based on the difference between outputs from the magnetic sensors 52 when only the alternating magnetic field is applied and outputs from the magnetic sensors 52 when the alternating magnetic field and the induced magnetic field are applied; and at least one of a frequency range of the alternating magnetic field and an output frequency range of the magnetic field sensors is limited based on the position calculating frequency.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种位置检测系统，引导系统和位置检测方法，其不需要在设备的位置检测中使用的交变磁场的频率调整，并且允许该设备更加紧凑和更便宜。 包括设置有磁感应线圈的装置（胶囊型内窥镜20），用于产生交变磁场的驱动线圈51，用于检测感应磁场的多个磁传感器52，用于确定 基于磁感应线圈的共振频率的位置计算频率;以及位置分析单元50A，用于根据位置计算频率的输出之间的差异来计算装置20的位置和取向中的至少一个 当仅施加交变磁场的磁传感器52和当施加交变磁场和感应磁场时来自磁传感器52的输出; 并且基于位置计算频率来限制交变磁场的频率范围和磁场传感器的输出频率范围中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US08446147B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

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 ,  A61B5/05

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： 提供了一种位置检测装置，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。