Patent ID: 7850006

Claim:
A medical apparatus containing device, comprising: a container case configured to contain a medical apparatus, wherein the medical apparatus incorporates a magnet including a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole for generating a magnetic field; a positioning mechanism configured to position the medical apparatus in the container case in a predefined orientation, when the medical apparatus is contained in the container case; and a magnetic body in the container case which is positioned relative to the magnet of the medical apparatus when contained so as to guide the magnetic field between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole through the magnetic body, so as to decrease magnetic field leakage outside of the container case when the medical apparatus is contained in the container case and positioned therein by the positioning mechanism, wherein the magnetic body is configured to be disposed so as to surround the magnet when the medical apparatus is contained in the container case and positioned by the positioning mechanism; and wherein the medical apparatus is a capsule medical apparatus, the container case includes an outer case and an inner case, the positioning mechanism includes a first hold portion formed on the outer case and having a respective recess shape and a second hold portion formed on the inner case and having a respective recess shape, and the first and the second hold portions are configured to hold a part and another part of the capsule medical apparatus, respectively, when the medical apparatus is contained in the container case, and the magnetic body is mounted on an outside of at least one of the first hold portion and the second hold portion.