Patent ID: 8128560

Claim:
A power-supply starter apparatus for a capsule-type medical device, comprising: a container case internally retaining a capsule-type medical device having at least an intra-subject information acquiring unit and a power switch which switches power supply to each unit including the intra-subject information acquiring unit; and a starter having a magnetic body to control switching of the power supply by applying a magnetic field generated by the magnetic body to the power switch of the capsule-type medical device inside the container case, wherein the container case has an insertion/removal unit in which a space is formed where the magnetic body can be brought closer to the power switch and the starter is inserted/removed, and the insertion/removal unit and the starter have a restriction unit for restricting rotation of the starter around an axis in an insertion/removal direction into/from the insertion/removal unit so that switching of the power supply is controlled only by an insertion/removal operation of the starter.