A system comprises a housing, a light source, a light guide configured to guide a light from the light source. The light guide includes a plurality of detection target configured to provide optical effect on the light in accordance with a bend state of the light guide. A light detector is configured to detect the light emitted from the light guide and provide information of the detected light. A communication unit is configured to transmit wirelessly the information of the detected light. The communication unit is disposed in the housing.

Lumen-traveling biological interface devices and associated methods and systems are described. Lumen-traveling biological interface devices capable of traveling within a body lumen may include a propelling mechanism to produce movement of the lumen-traveling device within the lumen, electrodes or other electromagnetic transducers for detecting biological signals and electrodes, coils or other electromagnetic transducers for delivering electromagnetic stimuli to stimulus responsive tissues. Lumen-traveling biological interface devices may also include additional components such as sensors, an active portion, and/or control circuitry.

Systems for wirelessly transmitting power to an implanted medical device. The wireless transmission system including a first and second transmitting coil both the first and second coil having substantially equal diameters and at least one conductor winding. A gap between the first transmitting second transmitting coil extending along a common axis by a distance equal to the radius of the first transmitting coil. A plurality of capacitors connected in series along the at least one conductor of the transmitting coils to divide the transmitting coils into a plurality of coil segments. An input connection is electronically coupled to the transmitting coils to deliver an excitation voltage to the transmitting coils to produce a substantially uniform magnetic field between the first transmitting coil and the second transmitting coil.

An in vivo capsule has a cauterization element that may be deployed by physician while in vivo for cauterizing a lesion, such as bleeding. Energy is transferred from outside of the patient's body to the capsule and specifically to the ablating element, such as via a resonance circuit. Accordingly, it is the object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for precisely cauterizing or ablating tissue in-vivo. Embodiments of the invention may provide an in-vivo device having a cauterization or ablation element incorporated therein and a system and method for controlled navigation of the in-vivo cauterization device through a body lumen.

A disposable endoscope (200) and system, the disposable endoscope (200) comprising: a tubular component (201), a linear drive piece (202) controlling the tubular component (201) to bend, an image pickup unit (203) installed at the front end of the tubular component (201) and a wiring harness connected thereto, a cladding layer (204) wrapping around the integral structure, and a connector head (205) and a disposable fixing piece (206) both disposed at one end of the linear drive piece (202) away from the tubular component (201). A first connector (2021) is fixed at a connector head (205) at one end of the linear drive piece (202) and is detachably engaged with a corresponding second connector (301) of an external control base (300); the first connector (2021) is fixed by the disposable fixing piece (206) with respect to the connector head (205), and can be moved in a length direction within a through hole (2051) of the connector head (205) after the disposable fixing piece (206) is removed. The disposable endoscope system separates the control base (300) used to control a drive from the disposable endoscope (200) inserted into a cavity of a human body and used to capture images, realizing disposability of an endoscope, and thereby omitting existing complicated cleaning and sterilization processes.

The present invention is about a device with a receiving antenna (110), wherein the receiving antenna (110) comprises a secondary coil (112), and being arranged for inductively connecting to a transmitting antenna (200) comprising a primary coil (202). The device of the invention is characterized in that the receiving antenna (110) further comprises a tertiary coil (114) arranged to have connection to a load in the device; and a capacitor (142) to which the secondary coil (112) is connected; and there is an encapsulation (120) comprising a low liquid permeability and non-conductive material encapsulating at least a part of the receiving antenna (110). Additionally, the present invention is about a power transfer system.

Exemplary apparatus for coupling to a probe and providing information regarding at least one structure can be provided. For example, the apparatus can include an electronics arrangement which is configured to obtain the information and transmit the information wirelessly, and a structural connection configuration which is structured and configured to be attached to the probe. The electronics arrangement can include a detector arrangement which is configured to detect at least one return radiation from at least one portion of at least one sample based on the predetermined patterns, and provide the data for the portion(s) based on the return radiation(s). In addition, a computer arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate the information with includes image data for the portion(s) as a function of the data and prior knowledge of the predetermined patterns.

The present invention discloses a control method, system, electronic device and readable storage medium for a capsule endoscope. The method includes: providing a working apparatus, comprising a capsule endoscope, and an external data recorder for cooperating with and controlling the capsule endoscope; monitoring the received ambient power by the external data recorder before wireless transmission of the capsule endoscope or during an intermittence between two transmissions, and/or monitoring the output power of the capsule endoscope by the external data recorder as data is transmitted during wireless transmission; adjusting the operating state of the working apparatus according to the ambient power and/or output power. The present invention can monitor the power during the dormant period before image interaction and/or in the process of image interaction, thus adjust the operating state of the capsule endoscope in real time, which can improve the wireless communication performance and operating time of the capsule endoscope.

A connector device for an endoscope that can stably operate an endoscope is provided. A connector device (10) includes a hollow exterior case (20), a shield case (22) accommodated in the exterior case (20), and a power reception unit (24) to which power is supplied from a power feed unit (216) of a processor device (200) in a contactless manner. The exterior case (20) has a side wall part (32D) that faces the power feed unit (216). The shield case (22) has an inner case wall part (23) that is disposed to face and be spaced apart from the side wall part (32D). The power reception unit (24) is disposed on the inner case wall part (23).

A medical imaging device configured to be inserted to a patient's body, comprising an elongated tube, comprising two or more cameras for capturing visual content in the vicinity of the device in different directions of view, a light source for illuminating a field of view of the two or more cameras, a wireless module configured to transmit data captured by the two or more cameras to a remote devices, and a power source for supplying power to the camera, the light source and the wireless module.