EP Patent

EP2143369A1 — Capsule-type medical system

Assigned to Olympus Corp · Expires 2010-01-13 · 16y expired

What this patent protects

A capsular medical system includes a capsular in-body unit having a radio transmitting device and an extracorporeal device. The extracorporeal device includes a ratio receiving device in the extracorporeal device, to which a plurality of antennas are connected, a switching device…

USPTO Abstract

A capsular medical system includes a capsular in-body unit having a radio transmitting device and an extracorporeal device. The extracorporeal device includes a ratio receiving device in the extracorporeal device, to which a plurality of antennas are connected, a switching device which switches the plurality of antennas, and a monitor device which monitors a receiving state of the selected antenna. The monitor device includes a device for measuring the data amount of medical data in units transmitted from the in-body unit, a device which counts a time required for transmitting the medical data in units from the in-body unit, and a calculating device which calculates a data transfer speed based on the data amount and the time required for transmitting the data.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP2143369A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
Expires
2010-01-13
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Olympus Corp
Source
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