CAPSULE TYPE ENDOSCOPE

摘要

A capsule type endoscope which is introduced into a subject to acquire subject internal information and transmits the acquired subject internal information to the outside through the subject has a plurality of electrodes arranged on an outer peripheral surface thereof. An electrode selecting section selects two electrodes with a small transmission power loss from the plurality of electrodes as transmitting electrodes that are utilized to transmit the subject internal information. A transmitting section uses the two transmitting electrodes selected by the electrode selecting section to transmit the subject internal information to the outside of the subject.