Patent ID: 8038599
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus that detects in-vivo information of a subject and transmits the in-vivo information to a communication apparatus located outside the subject, the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus comprising: an acquiring unit that acquires the in-vivo information; a transmitting unit that transmits the in-vivo information acquired, and generates a communication confirmation signal to transmit to the communication apparatus, the communication confirmation signal serving to confirm a communication status between the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus and the communication apparatus; a receiving unit that receives a radio signal which is sent from the communication apparatus in response to the communication confirmation signal and which includes at least a communication permission signal; and a communication controller that determines whether to transmit the in-vivo information or not based on a state of reception of the communication permission signal.