title: The proposal of the locomotive system for capsule endoscopes.
abstract: The capsule endoscope authorized in some countries in late years has the advantage of preparing the observation in difficult small intestines in a past endoscope. However, because the promotion mechanism of a capsule endoscope depends only on the peristaltic motion of a digestive organ, the oversight of change to a morbid state is feared. Authors aim at the achievement of a free movement and remote diagnoses in small intestines, and are developing a locomotive system for capsule endoscopes. This paper describes the proposal of the locomotive system with an electromagnetic actuator, and examination of a simulation model for this locomotive system.
authors.affiliation: Musashi Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. watada@ee.musashi-tech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watada
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozawa
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D053705:Capsule Endoscopes; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009038:Motion; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods