Patent ID: 8269823

Claim:
An intra-subject indwelling system comprising: an endoscope device that includes an inserting unit to be inserted into a subject, captures a first image of an inside of the subject from a distal end of the inserting unit, and outputs the captured first image; an intra-body indwelling capsule endoscope that is detachably arranged at the distal end of the inserting unit, the intra-body indwelling capsule endoscope comprising: a separation detector configured to detect a separation of the intra-body indwelling capsule endoscope, in the subject, from the inserting unit, a transmitter configured to transmit a separation detection result generated by the separation detector, the separation detection result being transmitted to an outside of the subject, and a image capturing device configured to capture a second image of the inside of the subject, for transmission to the outside of the subject; an in vitro receiving device that receives one of the separation detection result and the second image transmitted to the outside of the subject; a monitor that displays one of the first image and the second image; and an image switching device that receives the first image and the second image, and switches an image to be displayed on the monitor from the second image to the first image when receiving the separation detection result.