Magnetically guiding system and magnetically guiding method

摘要

A magnetically guiding system includes: a capsule medical device that has a magnet provided therein; an information acquiring unit that acquires physical information about magnetic guiding of the capsule medical device; a magnetic field generating unit that generates a magnetic field for magnetically guiding the capsule medical device; and a control unit that sets a magnetic field condition based on the physical information acquired by the information acquiring unit and controls the magnetic field generating unit to generate a magnetic field corresponding to the magnetic field condition.

主权项

1. A magnetically guiding method comprising:
acquiring physical information about magnetic guiding of a capsule medical device that includes a magnet; setting a magnetic field condition for a magnetic field to be applied to the capsule medical device based on the acquired physical information; and applying the magnetic field corresponding to the set magnetic field condition to the capsule medical device inside a test subject so as to magnetically guide the capsule medical device, wherein the acquiring of the physical information includes capturing, by the capsule medical device, an image including a mark drawn on a bottom of a container into which a liquid and the capsule medical device are introduced, and calculating the physical information based on a captured state of the mark in the image.