Actuation control system of a capsule endoscope

A system for controlling actuation of a capsule endoscope includes a receiving unit (100) receiving an image transmitted from the capsule endoscope; a coil unit (200) generating a magnetic field for actuating the capsule endoscope by using current applied thereto; a power supply unit (300) supplying...

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Main Authors Park, Suk Ho, Jeong, Se Mi, Park, Jong Oh, Cha, Kyung Rae, Choi, Hyun Chul
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 17.05.2017
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A system for controlling actuation of a capsule endoscope includes a receiving unit (100) receiving an image transmitted from the capsule endoscope; a coil unit (200) generating a magnetic field for actuating the capsule endoscope by using current applied thereto; a power supply unit (300) supplying power to the coil unit; and an actuation controller (400) control the current applied to the coil unit and a coil rotational motor for adjusting of a posture and the location of the capsule endoscope based on the identified lesion or location of the capsule endoscope, wherein the coil unit includes a pair of Helmholtz coils and a pair of Maxwell coils that are fixedly disposed on a main axis; and a pair of uniform saddle coils and a pair of gradient saddle coils that are located inside the pair of the Helmholtz coils and the pair of the Maxwell coils to rotate around the main axis.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120165520