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US 2010/0145145 A1Published application
Capsule endoscope
AssigneeJohnson Electric S.A.
InventorsBin Shi, Xing Quan LI, Liang GUAN
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Abstract
A capsule endoscope includes an enclosure with a transparent section, a illumination unit arranged to illuminate an object to be observed via the transparent section, an image unit disposed in the enclosure, a reflecting unit disposed in the enclosure and arranged to direct light from the object to the image unit to form an image of the object, and a driving unit comprising a piezoelectric motor arranged to rotate the reflecting unit relative to the enclosure.
Claims13
A capsule endoscope comprising:
- an enclosure with a transparent section located between opposite ends thereof;
- an illumination unit arranged to illuminate an object to be observed via the transparent section;
- an image unit disposed in the enclosure;
- a reflecting unit disposed in the enclosure and arranged to form an image of the object on the image unit;
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- a driving unit configured to move the reflecting unit relative to the enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.