Surgery – Endoscope – With control or monitoring of endoscope functions
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-27
2010-11-30
Leubecker, John P (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Endoscope
With control or monitoring of endoscope functions
C600S101000, C600S109000, C600S117000, C600S424000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07841981
ABSTRACT:
An object of the present invention is that the examiner easily picks up a series of images over a desired region in a desired digestive tract without such troublesome examination work that the examiner successively knows the imaging field to the inside of the digestive tract. A body-insertable device system of the invention includes a capsule endoscope1, a permanent magnet3, and a position display sheet2. In the capsule endoscope1, a imaging unit for picking up the images of the insides of an subject100, and a magnet are contained in a casing. The capsule endoscope sends a radio signal containing information of the images of the insides of the subject100to outside the capsule endoscope. The permanent magnet3generates a magnetic field for application to the capsule endoscope1in liquid Lq1having been introduced into the subject100and changes at least one of a position and a posture of the capsule endoscope1by the magnetic field. The position display sheet2visually presents an approaching position of the subject100that the permanent magnet3approaches to generate a magnetic field.
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Korean Office Action dated May 13, 2010.
Kawano Hironao
Takizawa Hironobu
Candler Samuel
Leubecker John P
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
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