PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a self-propelled connected-capsule endoscope: capable of preventing body fluid or the like from entering the interior of a capsule, driven in various directions such as up and down, and right and left directions and having a function of escaping from a dropping and residence in a diverticulum or a narrow region, a function of applying a medicine to a lesioned part, and a function of imaging the lesioned part from various angles.SOLUTION: A self-propelled connected-capsule endoscope includes: a first capsule provided with a helical structure on an outer periphery and a drive motor in the interior a second capsule provided with a helical structure with a winding direction reverse to that of the helical structure of the first capsule and a flexible connecting part connecting the first capsule and the second capsule to each other.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】カプセル内に体液等が浸入することを防止でき、上下左右等、多様な方向に駆動でき、憩室や狭窄部位での落込みや滞留から脱出する機能、薬剤を病変部に塗布する機能や、病変部を様々な角度から撮像する機能を有した自走式カプセル内視鏡を提供する。【解決手段】外周に螺旋構造及び内部に駆動モーターを設けた第1カプセル、前記第1カプセルの螺旋構造とは反対方向の螺旋構造を設けた第2カプセル、前記第1カプセル及び第2カプセルを連結する可撓性の連結部、を含むことを特徴とする自走式カプセル連結内視鏡。【選択図】図2
