The present invention realizes a medical device guidance system capable of
improving propulsion control characteristic. The capsule guidance system
1 includes a rotating electromagnetic field generating device 4 for
generating a rotating electromagnetic field for applying from the outside
of a subject into the subject; a capsule 3 to be inserted into the body
cavity of the subject; a magnet 16 provided in this capsule 3 and acting
on the rotating electromagnetic field generated by the rotating
electromagnetic field generating device 4; a spiral projection portion 12
provided on the outer peripheral surface of the capsule 3 and converting
the rotational movement generated by the magnet 16 into a thrust; a
controller 6 for controlling the rotating electromagnetic field
generating device 4 to continuously change the state of the rotating
electromagnetic field generated by rotating electromagnetic field
generating device 4; and a capsule rotational direction pattern generator
41 for interchanging the rotational directions of the rotating
electromagnetic field generated by the rotating electromagnetic field
generating device 4 for each set rotational direction.