TUBULAR INSERTION SYSTEM - OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP

Title:

TUBULAR INSERTION SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/074016

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The endoscopic system (10), which is a tubular insertion system, comprises an insertion part (20) with a bending part (23) that bends, and a bending mechanism (39) that operates the bending part (23). The endoscopic system (10) also comprises: a curvature amount detection and computation mechanism (61), which detects the curvature amount of the bending mechanism (39) and computes curvature amount data that represents the curvature amount; a curvature shape detection and computation mechanism (71), which detects the actual shape of the bent bending part (23) and computes curvature shape data that represents the curvature shape; and a first operation-assisting data acquiring unit (151), which acquires first operation-assisting data that assists in the operation of the bending part (23) based on at least either the curvature amount data or curvature shape data.

Inventors:

YAMAMOTO EIJI (JP)
HANE JUN (JP)
FUJITA HIROMASA (JP)
HASEGAWA JUN (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2011/077693

Publication Date:

June 07, 2012

Filing Date:

November 30, 2011

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Assignee:

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP (JP)
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
YAMAMOTO EIJI (JP)
HANE JUN (JP)
FUJITA HIROMASA (JP)
HASEGAWA JUN (JP)

International Classes:

G02B23/24; A61B1/00

Foreign References:

JPH03198828A	1991-08-30
JP2001169998A	2001-06-26
JPH11281897A	1999-10-15
JPH06154153A	1994-06-03

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