Patent ID: 8454496

Claim:
A capsule pattern endoscope comprising: an intelligent capsule comprising: a flexible PCB structure; an outer shell having a front cover, a rear cover, and a main body, wherein the main body consists essentially of the flexible PCB structure; shell; an image information acquiring device operatively positioned relative to the main body and comprising: an image sensor, operatively positioned on the flexible PCB structure within the outer shell; and a lens optical system, operatively positioned on the flexible PCB structure within the outer shell and operatively connected to the image sensor; an image signal processing and transmitting device operatively positioned on the flexible PCB structure within the outer shell; a light source, operatively positioned on the flexible PCB structure within the outer shell; and a power source, operatively positioned within the outer shell and operatively connected to the flexible PCB structure and physically separate and spaced physically apart from the flexible PCB structure; and an image receiving device operatively positioned relative to the intelligent capsule.