Patent ID: 7815563
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A capsule medical device system comprising a posture detecting system for detecting the posture of a main body of a capsule medical device, the posture detecting system comprising: a coil in the capsule provided in the main body of the capsule medical device; a first magnetic field generating device for generating an alternating magnetic field to cause the coil in the capsule to generate an induced electromotive force; a magnetic field detecting device for detecting the strength of a magnetic field from the coil in the capsule; a calculation processing unit for calculating the posture and the position of the main body of the capsule medical device in response to a detection value from the magnetic field detecting device; a power supply circuit connected to the coil in the capsule, for supplying power to an internal circuit of the main body of the capsule medical device; and a switch section for switching connection states, which is provided between the power supply circuit and the coil in the capsule.