JP2005110867A - Radio type intra subject information acquisition device and radio type intra subject information acquisition system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio type intra subject information acquisition device and a radio type intra subject information acquisition system capable of accurately gathering and transmitting images inside a subject by driving a function performing means inside a capsule type endoscope at preset optional timing. <P>SOLUTION: The drive of an LED driving circuit 21 and a CCD driving circuit 23 is monitored in a system control circuit 26, a motor 30 which is a means for performing the function inside the capsule type endoscope 2 is driven at the timing of a preset optional period other than a period in which the system control circuit 26 lights an LED 20 and picks up the images inside the testee body with a CCD 22. Thus the interference of the drive of the motor 30 with the images is prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-subject information acquisition apparatus introduced into a subject, for example, a wireless in-subject information acquisition apparatus and wireless in-subject information for supplying power to each part of a swallowable capsule endoscope. More particularly, the present invention relates to a wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus and a wireless in-vivo information acquiring system that regulate the timing of power supply to a wireless device.

  In recent years, in the field of endoscopes, capsule endoscopes equipped with an imaging function and a wireless function have appeared. This capsule endoscope is used for observation (examination) after being swallowed by the subject, and during the observation period until it is naturally discharged from the subject's living body, organs such as the stomach and small intestine The inside (inside the body cavity) moves with the peristaltic motion and sequentially captures images using an imaging function.

  Also, during this observation period due to movement in these organs, image data captured in the body cavity by the capsule endoscope is sequentially transmitted to an external device provided outside the subject by a wireless function such as wireless communication. Are stored in a memory provided in the external device. When the subject carries the external device having the wireless function and the memory function, the subject does not suffer any inconvenience during the observation period from swallowing the capsule endoscope until it is discharged. Action is possible. After observation, a doctor or nurse can make a diagnosis by displaying an image in the body cavity on a display means such as a display based on the image data stored in the memory of the external device.

  In this type of capsule endoscope, for example, there is a swallow type as shown in Patent Document 1, and in order to control the drive of the capsule endoscope, a reed switch that is turned on / off by an external magnetic field is provided. The structure accommodated in the package containing the permanent magnet which supplies this external magnetic field is proposed. That is, the reed switch provided in the capsule endoscope has a structure in which the reed switch is turned on by maintaining the off state and reducing the strength of the external magnetic field in an environment where a magnetic field having a certain intensity or more is applied. For this reason, in the state accommodated in the package, the capsule endoscope is not driven. When the capsule endoscope is swallowed, the capsule endoscope is taken out of the package, so that it is separated from the permanent magnet so that the capsule endoscope is not affected by the magnetic force and starts to drive. By having such a configuration, the capsule endoscope can be prevented from being driven in the state of being accommodated in the package, and after taking out from the package, the imaging of the image by the imaging function of the capsule endoscope and wireless The image signal was transmitted by the function.

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  However, some of such devices include a power source such as a motor in a capsule endoscope to perform posture control, medicine injection, and the like. Then, after the capsule endoscope is taken out of the package and introduced into the subject, if this power source is operated simultaneously with the imaging device or the wireless device, the peak current increases and accumulates in the capsule endoscope. There is a problem that waste of the generated power is increased.

  In addition, when the power source is operating, noise may occur in the power supply line that supplies power to each function execution unit such as an imaging device or a wireless device. Therefore, the power source and the imaging device are operated simultaneously. In such a case, the imaging device may malfunction, or image noise appears in the image data when the imaging device is imaging the inside of the subject, and good imaging data in the subject cannot be obtained by the imaging device. There is also a problem.

  The imaging rate of the capsule endoscope is, for example, an imaging rate of an imaging mode (hereinafter referred to as “normal mode”) set to capture about 2 frames (screen) per second at 500 ms, and 33 ms. There is an imaging rate of an imaging mode set to capture about 30 frames per second (hereinafter referred to as “high-speed mode”), and switching between these imaging modes in response to an instruction by a wireless signal from an external device as necessary May do. That is, for example, among the organs in the subject, the esophagus has a fast moving speed of the capsule endoscope, so the imaging is performed in the high speed mode, and the small intestine has a slow moving speed of the capsule endoscope, so the imaging is performed in the normal mode. This mode switching instruction is performed by transmitting a wireless signal from an external device based on an operation of a doctor or the like, and the imaging device captures images of each organ in the subject at an optimal imaging rate. And image data acquisition.

  However, there is a problem that good image data cannot be obtained if the mode is switched by an instruction from an external device during an imaging period in a certain mode. For example, in the imaging in the normal mode, the LED as the illumination unit is set to repeat lighting at a cycle of 500 ms, and in the imaging in the high speed mode, the LED is set to the fully lit state. In such a case, when the imaging mode is switched to the high-speed mode in the middle of imaging in the normal mode, the LEDs are fully lit from that point, and the resulting image is, for example, brightness or color contrast There is no white image. In addition, when the imaging mode is switched from the high-speed mode to the normal mode in the middle of the imaging in the high-speed mode, the LED repeats lighting at a cycle of 500 ms, so that imaging is performed during the LED extinguishing period. There is a problem that dark image data that is difficult to capture is captured, and that it is impossible to obtain good image data.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problem, and performs image acquisition in a subject by performing the drive timing of the function execution means in the capsule endoscope at an arbitrary preset timing. It is another object of the present invention to provide a wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus and a wireless in-vivo information acquiring system that can accurately perform image transmission.

  In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a radio that can accurately collect an image in a subject by performing an imaging mode switching timing in a capsule endoscope at an arbitrary timing set in advance. It is to provide a type in-vivo information acquiring apparatus and a wireless type in-subject information acquiring system.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquiring means for acquiring information in the subject within the introduced subject, and the acquisition First driving means for driving the means, wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting information acquired by the acquisition means to the outside of the subject, function execution means for executing a predetermined function set in advance, And a second driving unit that drives the function execution unit during a period different from a period during which the first driving unit drives the acquisition unit.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus further comprises a wireless receiving means for receiving a wireless signal from the outside of the subject, wherein the second driving means is the wireless The function execution unit is driven during a period different from a period during which the acquisition unit is driven based on an instruction signal wirelessly received by the reception unit.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus that drives an acquiring unit that acquires information in the subject in the introduced subject, and acquires the information by the acquiring unit. In a mode with different speeds, a driving period in which the first driving means drives the acquisition means, and a switching period for switching the mode in time series. Switching instruction means for performing a switching instruction, and wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting information acquired by the acquisition means to the outside of the subject are provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus according to the above invention further comprises a wireless receiving means for receiving a wireless signal from outside the subject, wherein the switching instruction means is the wireless receiving means. The mode switching instruction is performed based on the instruction signal wirelessly received in step 1 so that the driving period for driving the acquisition means and the mode switching period are in time series.

  In the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus according to claim 5, in the above invention, the acquiring unit is illuminated by an illuminating unit that outputs illumination light that illuminates the inside of the subject, and the illuminating unit. It comprises imaging means for acquiring image information in the subject.

  The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus according to claim 6 is the above-described invention, wherein the function executing means is a drive executing means for executing a predetermined drive function in the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus. It is characterized by comprising.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless in-vivo information acquiring system, a wireless in-subject information acquiring apparatus introduced into a subject, and an external in-subject information acquiring device disposed outside the subject. In a wireless in-vivo information acquiring system having a communication device that acquires information obtained by the device by wireless communication, the wireless in-vivo information acquiring device includes a communication device in the subject within the introduced subject. An acquisition means for acquiring information, a first drive means for driving the acquisition means, a wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting the information acquired by the acquisition means to the outside of the subject, and a predetermined predetermined A function execution unit that executes a function; and a second drive unit that drives the function execution unit during a period different from a period during which the first drive unit drives the acquisition unit. The wireless Wireless receiving means for wirelessly receiving the signal information, characterized by comprising.

  The wireless in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 8 is the above invention, wherein the communication device further includes wireless transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting a predetermined instruction signal, and the wireless in-vivo information acquiring The apparatus further includes wireless receiving means for receiving a wireless signal from outside the subject, and the second driving means drives the acquisition means based on an instruction signal wirelessly received by the wireless receiving means. The function execution means is driven in a period different from the period to be performed.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless in-vivo information acquiring system, a wireless in-subject information acquiring device introduced into a subject, and the wireless in-subject information acquiring device disposed outside the subject. In a wireless in-vivo information acquiring system having a communication device that acquires information obtained by the device by wireless communication, the wireless in-vivo information acquiring device includes a communication device in the subject within the introduced subject. An acquisition means for acquiring information, a first drive means for driving the acquisition means and performing information acquisition by the acquisition means in different speed modes, and a drive for driving the acquisition means by the first drive means The switching instruction means for instructing the mode switching so that the period and the switching period for the mode switching are in time series, and the information acquired by the acquisition means is wirelessly transmitted outside the subject. Comprising a radio transmitting unit, wherein the communication device is characterized in that the radio receiving means for the wireless communication information wirelessly receive, with the.

  The wireless in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 10 is the above invention, wherein the communication device further includes a wireless transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting a predetermined instruction signal, and the wireless in-vivo information acquiring The apparatus further includes wireless receiving means for receiving a wireless signal from outside the subject, and the switching instruction means drives the acquisition means based on the instruction signal wirelessly received by the wireless receiving means. The mode switching instruction is performed so that the period and the mode switching period are in time series.

  Since the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus and the wireless in-vivo information acquiring system according to the present invention drive the drive execution means (function execution means) outside the imaging period for driving the imaging means, the capsule type endoscope By performing the drive timing of the function execution means in the mirror at an arbitrary timing set in advance, there is an effect that image collection and image transmission within the subject can be performed accurately.

  The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus and the wireless in-vivo information acquiring system according to the present invention perform an imaging period for driving the imaging means and a mode switching period for acquiring image information by the imaging means in time series. Therefore, by performing the switching timing of the imaging mode in the capsule endoscope at an arbitrary timing set in advance, there is an effect that image collection and image transmission within the subject can be performed accurately.

  Embodiments of a wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus and a wireless in-vivo information acquiring system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings of FIGS. In the following drawings, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals for convenience of explanation. Further, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modified embodiments are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a system conceptual diagram showing the concept of a wireless in-vivo information acquiring system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, this capsule endoscope system includes a swallowable capsule endoscope 2 as a wireless in-vivo information acquiring device introduced into a body cavity of a subject 1, and an outside of the subject 1. The communication device 3 is an external device that is arranged and wirelessly communicates various information with the capsule endoscope 2. The wireless in-vivo information acquiring system includes a display device 4 that displays an image based on data received by the communication device 3, and a portable recording medium that inputs and outputs data between the communication device 3 and the display device 4. And 5.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, the capsule endoscope 2 includes, for example, a light emitting element (LED) 20 as an illuminating unit for irradiating a test site in the body cavity of the subject 1 and the driving state of the LED 20. LED drive circuit 21 as a first drive means for controlling the light source, and a charge coupled device (CCD) as an acquisition means for capturing an image in the body cavity (intra-subject information) that is reflected light from the region irradiated by the LED 20 ) 22, a CCD driving circuit 23 as a first driving means for controlling the driving state of the CCD 22, an RF transmission unit 24 that modulates the captured image signal into an RF signal, and an output from the RF transmission unit 24 And a transmission antenna unit 25 as wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting an RF signal. In addition, the capsule endoscope 2 includes a system control circuit 26 that controls the operations of the LED drive circuit 21, the CCD drive circuit 23, and the RF transmission unit 24. While being introduced, the CCD 22 operates so as to acquire image data of the test site irradiated by the LED 20. The acquired image data is further converted into an RF signal by the RF transmission unit 24 and transmitted to the outside of the subject 1 through the transmission antenna unit 25.

  The capsule endoscope 2 includes, for example, a tank 27 for storing medicine, a valve 29 for pouring the medicine in the tank 27 into the subject 1, and a function executing means for opening and closing the valve 29 ( The motor 30 is an AC synchronous motor, and its operation is controlled by a PWM (pulse width modulation) system of the system control circuit 26. That is, the system control circuit 26 monitors the driving operation of the LED 20 by the LED driving circuit 21, the driving operation of the CCD 22 by the CCD driving circuit 23, and the transmission operation of the image signal of the RF transmission unit 24. The operation control of the motor 30 is performed so that the operation period of the motor 30 is different. The motor according to the present invention is not limited to an AC synchronous motor, and for example, a DC motor can also be used.

  Furthermore, the capsule endoscope 2 includes a reception antenna unit 41 as a radio reception unit that receives a radio signal transmitted from the communication device 3, and a separation circuit that separates a power feeding signal from a signal received by the reception antenna unit 41. 42, a power regeneration circuit 43 that regenerates power from the separated power supply signal, a booster circuit 44 that boosts the regenerated power, and a capacitor 45 that stores the boosted power. Further, the capsule endoscope 2 detects the content of the control signal from the component separated from the power supply signal by the separation circuit 42, and if necessary, the LED drive circuit 21, the CCD drive circuit 23, and the system control circuit 26. And a control signal detection circuit 28 for outputting a control signal to the motor 30. The control signal detection circuit 28 also has a function of distributing the drive power supplied from the battery 45 to other components.

  By providing these mechanisms, the capsule endoscope 2 first receives the radio signal transmitted from the communication device 3 at the reception antenna unit 41, and separates the power feeding signal and the control signal from the received radio signal. To do. The control signal is output to the LED drive circuit 21, the CCD drive circuit 23, the system control circuit 26 and the motor 30 through the control signal detection circuit 28, and used for driving control of the LED 20, CCD 22, RF transmission unit 24 and motor 30. . On the other hand, the power supply signal is regenerated as power by the power regeneration circuit 43, and the regenerated power is boosted to the potential of the capacitor 45 by the booster circuit 44 and then stored in the capacitor 45. The battery 45 has a configuration capable of supplying power to the system control circuit 26 and other components. Thus, the capsule endoscope 2 has a configuration in which power is supplied by wireless transmission from the communication device 3.

  The communication device 3 functions as a transmission device as a wireless transmission unit that transmits an activation signal to the capsule endoscope 2 and a wireless reception unit that receives image data in the body cavity wirelessly transmitted from the capsule endoscope 2 As a receiving device. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the communication apparatus 3 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the communication device 3 is worn on the subject 1 and transmitted / received to / from a transmission / reception clothing (for example, a transmission / reception jacket) 31 having a plurality of reception antennas A1 to An and a plurality of transmission antennas B1 to Bm. And an external device 32 that performs signal processing of the wireless signal. Note that n and m indicate an arbitrary number of antennas set as necessary.

  The external device 32 performs predetermined signal processing such as demodulation on the radio signals received by the receiving antennas A1 to An, and extracts image data acquired by the capsule endoscope 2 from the radio signals. The capsule endoscope 2 includes an RF reception unit 33, an image processing unit 34 that performs image processing necessary for the extracted image data, and a storage unit 35 that records the image data subjected to the image processing. The signal processing of the radio signal transmitted from is performed. In this embodiment, image data is recorded on the portable recording medium 5 via the storage unit 35.

  The external device 32 also has a function of generating a radio signal to be transmitted to the capsule endoscope 2, an oscillator 36 that generates a power supply signal and defines an oscillation frequency, and a capsule endoscope A control signal input unit 37 that generates a control signal for controlling the driving state of 2, and a superposition circuit that superimposes the control signal output from the control signal input unit 37 on the power feeding signal output from the oscillator 36. 38 and an amplification circuit 39 for amplifying the intensity of the synthesized signal. In the external device 32, the signal synthesized by the superimposing circuit 38 and amplified by the amplification circuit 39 is output to the transmission antennas B <b> 1 to Bm and transmitted to the capsule endoscope 2. Furthermore, the external device 32 includes a power supply unit 40 including a predetermined power storage device or an AC power adapter, and each component of the external device 32 uses the power supplied from the power supply unit 40 as driving energy.

  The display device 4 is for displaying an in-vivo image picked up by the capsule endoscope 2, and has a configuration such as a workstation that displays an image based on data obtained by the portable recording medium 5. Have Specifically, the display device 4 may be configured to directly display an image using a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, or may be configured to output an image to another medium such as a printer.

  The portable recording medium 5 can be connected to the external device 32 and the display device 4 and has a structure in which information can be output or recorded when inserted and connected to both. In this embodiment, the portable recording medium 5 is inserted into the external device 32 and transmitted from the capsule endoscope 2 while the capsule endoscope 2 is moving in the body cavity of the subject 1. Record data. Next, after the capsule endoscope 2 is ejected from the subject 1, that is, after imaging of the inside of the subject 1 is completed, the capsule endoscope 2 is taken out from the external device 32 and inserted into the display device 4, and this display is performed. The device 4 has a configuration in which data recorded on the display device 4 is read. For example, the portable recording medium 5 is composed of a compact flash (registered trademark) memory or the like, and inputs / outputs data between the external device 32 and the display device 4 indirectly via the portable recording medium 5. Unlike the case where the external device 32 and the display device 4 are directly connected by wire, the subject 1 can freely operate during imaging in the body cavity.

  Next, the operation of the capsule endoscope 2 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 4 and the time chart of FIG. First, in FIG. 4, when the control signal detection circuit 28 detects a control signal of the motor 30, for example, a control signal instructing whether to turn the motor 30 clockwise or counterclockwise (step 101), the system control circuit 26 Determines whether the monitored LED drive circuit 21 is controlling the operation of the LED 20 (step 102).

  Here, when the LED drive circuit 21 is controlling the operation of the LED 20, it is determined that power is supplied to the LED 20 and that the LED 20 is lit as shown in FIG. 5A (step 103). . If the LED drive circuit 21 does not control the operation of the LED 20, it is determined that the LED 20 is turned off, and the monitored CCD drive circuit 23 then controls the operation of the CCD 22. It is judged whether there is (step 104).

  Here, when the CCD drive circuit 23 controls the operation of the CCD 22, as shown in FIG. 5B, imaging within the subject 1 by the CCD 22 and wireless transmission of the image signal by the RF transmission unit 24 are performed. It is determined that the operation is being performed (step 105). If the CCD drive circuit 23 does not control the operation of the CCD 22, it is determined that the imaging of the subject 1 by the CCD 22 and the wireless transmission of the image signal by the RF transmission unit 24 are stopped, and the system As shown in FIG. 5C, the control circuit 26 performs PWM control of the motor 30 (step 106), thereby dispensing the medicine in the tank 27 and stopping the dispensing. The motor control signal detected by the control signal detection circuit 28 is output from the control signal detection circuit 28 to the motor 30, thereby setting the rotation direction of the motor 30.

  Thus, in this embodiment, since the motor is driven in a period other than the lighting period for driving the LED and the imaging period for driving the CCD, the timing for driving the motor in the capsule endoscope is set in advance. Therefore, image collection and image transmission within the subject can be performed accurately.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the LED, the CCD, and the motor are operated in different periods, the peak current is reduced, and the waste of power accumulated in the capsule endoscope can be reduced. Since no noise is generated in the power supply line during the operation of the CCD or the CCD, it is possible to prevent the LED or the CCD from malfunctioning.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of the capsule endoscope according to the second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1. In this embodiment, two types of imaging rates in the normal mode and the imaging rate in the high-speed mode described above are set as the imaging rate of the CCD 22, and based on an instruction by a radio signal from the external device 32, The CCD drive circuit 23 is configured to switch modes.

  In FIG. 6, a CCD drive circuit 23 outputs an identification signal VD for identifying a frame of image data captured at each imaging rate, and this identification signal VD indicates the head of each frame. . For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, in the normal mode, the identification signal VD is output from the CCD drive circuit 23 at intervals of 500 ms. In the high speed mode, the CCD drive circuit 23 is output at intervals of 33 ms. The CCD 22 outputs image data for one screen to the RF transmission unit 24 in units of frames at the input timing of the identification signal VD.

  In this embodiment, the control signal (a switching signal indicating an instruction for switching the mode) is input to the CCD drive circuit 23 at the timing when the identification signal VD is output. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, between the CCD drive circuit 23 and the control signal detection circuit 28, an inverted signal of the identification signal VD from the CCD drive circuit 23 is used as a clock (CLK), and the control signal detection circuit 28 is used. Is provided with a flip-flop circuit 46 as a switching instruction means connected in a state where the switching signal from is input (D). In this embodiment, the switching signal is sent from the output (Q) of the flip-flop circuit 46 to the CCD drive circuit 23 at the input timing of the inverted signal of VD.

  Further, the system control circuit 26 monitors the identification signal VD output from the CCD drive circuit 2, and when the identification signal VD is captured at intervals of 500 ms, the LED 20 is lit at a cycle of 500 ms (see FIG. 7 (a)), the LED drive circuit 21 is controlled, and when the identification signal VD is captured at a cycle of 33 ms, the LED drive circuit 21 is controlled so that the LED 20 is fully lit (see FIG. 7 (a)). Control. Since the communication device 3 has the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 3, a detailed description is omitted here, but a switching signal for switching the mode is generated by the control signal input unit 37 and is fed by the superimposing circuit 38. The signal is combined with the signal for transmission and transmitted from the transmission antennas B1 to Bm to the capsule endoscope 2 as a radio signal.

  In such a configuration, when the control signal detection circuit 28 detects the switching signal, the control signal detection circuit 28 outputs the switching signal as an input (D) of the flip-flop circuit 46. The CCD drive circuit 23 outputs an identification signal VD at the head of each frame of the image data (see FIG. 7B), and an inverted signal of this VD is taken into the clock (CLK) of the flip-flop circuit 46. Then, the latch is applied and a switching signal is sent to the CCD drive circuit 23 in time series from the output (Q) of the flip-flop circuit 46.

  When this switching signal is input, the CCD drive circuit 23 changes the cycle of the identification signal VD and outputs it to the CCD 22, the system control circuit 26 and the flip-flop circuit 46. Then, the CCD 22 can send image data acquired by imaging the body cavity of the subject 1 in the switched mode to the RF transmission unit 24 as control data having a frame configuration shown in FIG. 7C.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the capsule endoscope receives the switching signal for switching the imaging mode from the outside, the capsule endoscope is latched at the time when the identification signal VD indicating the head of the frame is output, and is time-sequentially. Since it is output to the CCD drive circuit, the mode is switched at the end of the imaging period in a certain mode, and the timing for switching the imaging mode in the capsule endoscope is arbitrarily set in advance. Thus, it is possible to accurately collect images within the subject.

  Further, in the present invention, the control signal and the switching signal are configured by a signal of a specific radio frequency, wirelessly transmitted from an external device of the communication device to the capsule endoscope introduced into the subject, and the capsule endoscope The control signal detection circuit can detect the signal of the specific radio frequency. In this case, misjudgment due to noise can be prevented, and image collection and image transmission of the examination object in the subject can be performed more accurately.

It is a system conceptual diagram which shows the concept of the radio | wireless type in-vivo information acquisition system concerning this invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the capsule endoscope according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the communication apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the capsule endoscope shown in FIG. 2. 3 is a time chart for each component of the capsule endoscope shown in FIG. 2. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the capsule type endoscope concerning Embodiment 2 shown in FIG. 7 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the capsule endoscope shown in FIG. 6.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Subject 2 Capsule-type endoscope 3 Communication apparatus 4 Display apparatus 5 Portable recording medium 20 LED
21 LED drive circuit 22 CCD
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 23 CCD drive circuit 24 RF transmission unit 25 Transmission antenna part 26 System control circuit 27 Tank 28 Control signal detection circuit 29 Valve 30 Motor 31 Transmission / reception jacket 32 External device 33 RF reception unit 34 Image processing unit 35 Storage unit 36 Oscillator 37 Control signal input Unit 38 Superposition circuit 39 Amplification circuit 40 Power supply unit 41 Reception antenna section 42 Separation circuit 43 Power regeneration circuit 44 Booster circuit 45 Capacitor 46 Flip-flop circuit A1 to An Reception antenna B1 to Bm Transmission antenna VD Identification signal

Claims (10)

Obtaining means for obtaining information in the subject in the introduced subject;
First driving means for driving the acquisition means;
Wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting the information acquired by the acquisition means to the outside of the subject;
Function execution means for executing a predetermined function set in advance;
Second driving means for driving the function execution means in a period different from a period in which the first driving means drives the acquisition means;
A wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus comprising: The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus includes:
Radio receiving means for receiving a radio signal from outside the subject,
The second driving means drives the function execution means during a period different from a period during which the acquisition means is driven based on an instruction signal wirelessly received by the wireless receiving means. The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus according to claim 1. Obtaining means for obtaining information in the subject in the introduced subject;
First driving means for driving the acquisition means and performing information acquisition by the acquisition means in different speed modes;
Switching instruction means for instructing switching of the mode such that a driving period in which the first driving means drives the acquisition means and a switching period for switching the mode are in time series;
Wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting the information acquired by the acquisition means to the outside of the subject;
A wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus comprising: The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus includes:
Radio receiving means for receiving a radio signal from outside the subject,
Further, the switching instruction means, based on the instruction signal wirelessly received by the wireless receiving means, the driving period for driving the acquisition means and the switching period for switching the mode are in time series The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a mode switching instruction is issued. The acquisition means includes
Illuminating means for outputting illumination light for illuminating the inside of the subject;
The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an imaging unit that acquires image information in the subject illuminated by the illuminating unit.   3. The wireless intra-subject information according to claim 1, wherein the function execution means includes drive execution means for executing a predetermined drive function in the wireless intra-subject information acquisition apparatus. Acquisition device. A wireless in-subject information acquisition device introduced into the subject, and a communication device that is arranged outside the subject and acquires information obtained by the wireless in-subject information acquisition device by wireless communication. In the wireless in-vivo information acquisition system,
The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus includes:
Obtaining means for obtaining information in the subject in the introduced subject;
First driving means for driving the acquisition means;
Wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting the information acquired by the acquisition means to the outside of the subject;
Function execution means for executing a predetermined function set in advance;
Second driving means for driving the function execution means in a period different from a period in which the first driving means drives the acquisition means;
The communication device comprises:
A wireless receiving means for wirelessly receiving the wirelessly communicated information;
A wireless in-vivo information acquiring system characterized by comprising: The communication device
A wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting a predetermined instruction signal;
The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus further comprises:
Radio receiving means for receiving a radio signal from outside the subject,
The second driving means drives the function execution means during a period different from a period during which the acquisition means is driven based on an instruction signal wirelessly received by the wireless receiving means. The wireless in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 7. A wireless in-subject information acquisition device introduced into the subject, and a communication device that is arranged outside the subject and acquires information obtained by the wireless in-subject information acquisition device by wireless communication. In the wireless in-vivo information acquisition system,
The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus includes:
Obtaining means for obtaining information in the subject in the introduced subject;
First driving means for driving the acquisition means and performing information acquisition by the acquisition means in different speed modes;
Switching instruction means for instructing switching of the mode such that a driving period in which the first driving means drives the acquisition means and a switching period for switching the mode are in time series;
Wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting the information acquired by the acquisition means to the outside of the subject;
The communication device comprises:
A wireless receiving means for wirelessly receiving the wirelessly communicated information;
A wireless in-vivo information acquiring system characterized by comprising: The communication device
A wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting a predetermined instruction signal;
The wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus further comprises:
Radio receiving means for receiving a radio signal from outside the subject,
Further, the switching instruction means, based on the instruction signal wirelessly received by the wireless receiving means, the driving period for driving the acquisition means and the switching period for switching the mode are in time series The wireless in-vivo information acquiring system according to claim 9, wherein a mode switching instruction is issued.

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