Patent ID: 8021356
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A capsule medication administration system, comprising: a capsule type medical device which includes a drug retention section, a drug release section which releases a drug which is retained in the drug retention section, a communication section which performs signal sending and reception to and from the outside, and an observation section which acquires a photographic image of the body; a specification device which specifies a diseased body part based on an observation from outside of the body; and an external device which comprises an external communication section which performs signal sending and reception to and from the capsule type medical device; wherein the capsule medication system further comprises: a condition input section which inputs position information which are conditions for causing the operation of the drug release section to the external device; an information acquisition section which acquires position information for comparison with conditions which have been inputted by the condition input section; and a comparison section which compares together the position information which has been acquired by the information acquisition section and the position information which have been inputted with the condition input section; a medication position specification device which supplies data for deciding upon a site for which medication is required is connected to the condition input section; and a decision section which forms an image of the diseased body part by using the observation section of the capsule type medical device when the result of comparison by the comparison section fits and decides whether there is a diseased body part for which medication is required based on the image; and a control section which control the drug release section so that releasing the drug when the decision section decides that there is a diseased body part for which medication is required.