Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090093690 | LIVING BODY INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM - A living body information acquiring apparatus according to the present invention includes: a living body information acquiring section for acquiring living body information in a living body; a wireless transmission section for wirelessly transmitting the living body information to outside of the living body; a power section for supplying driving power of the living body information acquiring section and the wireless transmission section; a magnetic field detecting section for detecting a magnetic field from outside and outputting a detection result as an electric signal; and a power supply control section for controlling a supply state of the driving power supplied from the power section to the living body information acquiring section and the wireless transmission section based on the electric signal. | 04-09-2009 |
20090264702 | LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM - A living body observation system of the invention includes a living body information acquiring apparatus including: a living body information acquiring section; a wireless transmission section; a power source section for supplying driving power for driving the living body information acquiring section and the wireless transmission section; a magnetic field detecting section for outputting a detection result of a magnetic field from outside as an electric signal; and a power supply control section for controlling a supplying state of the driving power supplied from the power source section to the living body information acquiring section and the wireless transmission section based on the electric signal; and a magnetic field generating section which is disposed outside the living body information acquiring apparatus and includes a resonant circuit for generating a magnetic field by resonance and a driving circuit for supplying driving voltage for driving the resonant circuit. | 10-22-2009 |
20100145149 | LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM - A living body observation system of the present invention includes an in vivo observation apparatus including: an in vivo information acquisition section; a power supply section; a magnetic field detection section for detecting a magnetic field from outside; and a power supply control section for controlling a supply state of driving power supplied to the in vivo information acquisition section, based on an electric signal, and a magnetic field generation section which generates the magnetic field, the magnetic field generation section including: a transmission antenna which includes a transmission coil which generates an alternating magnetic field for controlling activation and deactivation of the in vivo observation apparatus and a ferromagnetic material which is arranged in an outer periphery of the transmission coil and decreases a leakage of the alternating magnetic field in surroundings, and transmits the alternating magnetic field; a driver for driving the transmission antenna; and a power supply for supplying power to the driver. | 06-10-2010 |
20100249508 | IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM - A capsule endoscope system provided with a magnetic field generating apparatus including an input section for inputting identification information A and a magnetic field generating section that generates a magnetic field signal that controls a capsule endoscope, and the capsule endoscope including an in-vivo information acquiring section, a battery, a magnetic field receiving section, a storage section that stores identification information B, a control section and a comparing section that compares the identification information A with the identification information B and judges whether both pieces of information are the same or different, wherein when the judgment by the comparing section is a judgment that both pieces of information are the same, the control section supplies or shuts off power from the battery to the in-vivo information acquiring section. | 09-30-2010 |
20100249509 | INTRAVITAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING INTRAVITAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM - The intravital observation apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a capsule endoscope including an illumination section and an image pickup section, a power supply section provided with a battery and a control section, and a control signal generation apparatus disposed outside the capsule endoscope, wherein the control signal generation apparatus is provided with a control signal generation section and a control signal transmitting electrode, and the capsule endoscope is provided with a control signal receiving electrode and a control signal detection section. | 09-30-2010 |
20100261963 | IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND DRIVE METHOD THEREFOR - An in-vivo observation system includes a capsule endoscope and a magnetic field generating apparatus. The capsule endoscope includes an in-vivo observation section, a radio sending section, a battery, a magnetic field detection section for detecting a magnetic field signal, and a power supply control section for controlling state of power supply from the battery to the in-vivo observation section and the radio sending section by toggle operation based on a detection result by the magnetic field detection section. The magnetic field generating apparatus includes a magnetic field generating section, an operation switch for giving a command to start generating the magnetic field signal, a state determination section for determining the state of power supply, and a magnetic field generation control section for controling generation of the magnetic field signal based on the command from the operation switch and a determination result by the state determination section. | 10-14-2010 |
20110001810 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup module which is provided with a plurality of functional elements for obtaining image information of an object to be photographed, and a signal separation circuit which separates a drive signal from a combined signal in which, at least two of a plurality of drive signals for the plurality of functional elements respectively, are superimposed, an image pickup module control section which is provided with a signal combining section which superimposes at least two of the plurality of drive signals, and a signal transmitting section which is interposed between the image pickup module and the image pickup module control section, and which transmits the combined signal in which, at least two of the plurality of drive signals are superimposed. | 01-06-2011 |
20110249106 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device chip having an image pickup device on a front face and an external connection terminal on a rear face through a via interconnect; a wiring board placed within a projection plane of the image pickup device chip and made up of an intermediate portion whose first main face is connected with the external connection terminal, a first flexing portion and a second flexing portion extended from opposite ends of the intermediate portion and bent toward the intermediate portion at a predetermined angle, and a first extension portion and a second extension portion; and a signal cable connected to the first extension portion and the second extension portion. | 10-13-2011 |
20120103686 | CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly includes: a plurality of cables; a cable fixing member that fixes the cables together; and conductor layers, wherein the cable assembly is formed with a connecting end surface that includes thereon connecting ends of the cables, and the conductor layers are provided to cover surfaces of the connecting ends that are on the connecting end surface. | 05-03-2012 |
20130225923 | IN VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - A capsule endoscope includes: an in vivo information acquiring section that acquires information on an inside of a body of a subject; a battery that supplies power; a power source switch that turns on/off power supply from the battery to the in vivo information acquiring section; a detection section that includes at least two electrodes disposed on an outer face of a casing, and, upon detection of introduction to the inside of the body of the subject based on a change in electric resistance between the electrodes, outputs a detection signal; and a control section that controls the power source switch according to the detection signal. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225927 | IN VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - A capsule endoscope includes, inside a capsule casing, an information acquiring section that acquires information on an inside of a body of a subject, a battery that supplies power, a detection section that, upon detection of introduction to the inside of the body of the subject, outputs a detection signal, a signal receiving section that receives a control signal from an outside and outputs an internal signal, and a control section that controls power supply from the battery to the information acquiring section according to the internal signal and the detection signal. | 08-29-2013 |
20140114195 | ULTRASOUND UNIT AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE - An ultrasound unit includes an ultrasound array that has a plurality of ultrasound elements, each of which has a first principal surface that is rectangular where a transmitting and receiving portion, a signal electrode terminal, and a ground electrode terminal are arranged in a longer side direction, longer sides of the ultrasound elements being coupled, one or more short-lines that are connected to a plurality of ground electrode terminals, a ground line that is connected to the short-line, and a plurality of signal lines, each of which is connected to one of the signal electrode terminals, and adjoining ultrasound elements of the ultrasound elements are coupled such that the signal electrode terminals are arranged alternately on opposite sides in the longer side direction of the transmitting and receiving portions that are rectangular. | 04-24-2014 |
20140139212 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM - A biological information acquiring system includes a biological information acquiring apparatus having a biological information acquiring section, and a magnetic field generation section, and the biological information acquiring apparatus includes: a power source section which supplies power for driving the biological information acquiring section; a magnetic field detection section which outputs a magnetic field detection signal according to a detection result of a magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generation section; a first switching control section which performs control an on/off state of a first switch section connected to the power source section based on an output state of the magnetic field detection signal; and a second switching control section which performs control the on/off state of a second switch section connected between the first switch section and the biological information acquiring section, based on the output state of the magnetic field detection signal. | 05-22-2014 |