TELEOPERATED ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE

摘要

Teleoperated endoscopic capsule for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes inside a cavity in a human body, comprising a body (11) having a front part (12) and a rear part (13), locomotion legs (18) able to project from the body (11) and, moving means (19) for said legs (18) housed in the same body (11), a source of energy (16), means for image acquisition (15), means for reception/transmission of signals (17) from and to an operator, for permitting capsule the control and transfer of acquired images. The legs (18) are hinged to the body (11) and are subdivided into two separate groups (20, 21). The moving means (19) comprise two driving devices (22) each one comprising a motor (23) connected to a corresponding worm screw (24) on which a translatable nut screw cursor (25) is engaged. The nut screw cursor (25) is kinematically connected to the legs (18) of a respective rou (20, 21).