Patent ID: 8202247
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A capsule medical apparatus that is introduced into a subject and injects a drug into a living tissue of the subject, the capsule medical apparatus comprising: a living tissue drawing portion in which a space for drawing the living tissue into a body of the capsule medical apparatus is formed; a living tissue moving unit that moves the living tissue into the living tissue drawing portion; an injection needle that has an ejection port for a drug and that protrudes such that the ejection port is positioned in the living tissue drawing portion; a detector that detects that the living tissue is in a position which allows the injection needle to puncture the living tissue in the living tissue drawing portion; an injection needle driver that drives the injection needle such that the injection needle protrudes; and a controller that controls the living tissue moving unit and the injection needle driver, wherein the controller causes the injection needle driver to drive the injection needle such that the injection needle protrudes when the detector detects that the living tissue has been drawn into the living tissue drawing portion.