Patent ID: 8114014
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A capsule medical apparatus, comprising: a plurality of rigid circuit boards which are connected via a flexible circuit board; and a plurality of molded bodies which are formed in a manner of covering functional components mounted on the plurality of rigid circuit boards before the plurality of rigid circuit boards are oppositely arranged, wherein the plurality of molded bodies keep an inter-board interval in the plurality of rigid circuit boards by a surface joining between the plurality of molded bodies which are oppositely arranged or a surface joining between the oppositely-arranged molded body and the rigid board, wherein the plurality of rigid circuit boards include: a first board on which a light emitting element is mounted, a second board on which an imaging unit is mounted, one of the plurality of molded bodies being formed on a reverse side of the imaging unit, a third board and a fourth board for controlling power supply, one of the plurality of molded bodies being formed on a side of the third board to be faced with the molded body of the second board, one of the plurality of molded bodies being formed on a side of the fourth board not to be faced with the molded body of the third board, and a fifth board on which an antenna for wireless communications is mounted on a side not to be faced with the molded body of the fourth board, one of the plurality of molded bodies being formed in a manner of covering the antenna, wherein the molded bodies of the second board and the third board keep an inter-board interval by a surface joining therebetween, the molded body of the fourth board keeps an inter-board interval by a surface joining between the molded body of the fourth board and the fifth board, and the first board and the molded body of the fifth board are pressed onto an inner wall of a casing of the capsule medical apparatus.