Surgery – Endoscope – With chair – table – holder – or other support
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-12
2006-09-12
Campbell, Thor S. (Department: 3742)
Surgery
Endoscope
With chair, table, holder, or other support
C604S095030, C600S146000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07104951
ABSTRACT:
According to the present invention, an endoscope system having an insertion member thereof wound about a drum comprises an electronic endoscope, a drum, an angling input unit, a motor-driven angling unit, a camera control unit, a motor-driven angling control circuit unit, and a stowage case. A bending section included in an insertion member of the electronic endoscope is motor-driven to bend, and a solid-state imaging device is incorporated at the tip of the insertion member. The insertion member is wound about the periphery of the drum. The angling input unit is separated from the electronic endoscope, and used to enter a direction of bending in which a user wants to bend the bending section. The motor-driven angling unit is incorporated in the drum, and includes a driving source for driving a driving mechanism that drives the bending section. The camera control unit controls the solid-state imaging device, and includes a signal processor for processing an electric signal sent from the solid-state imaging device to generate a video signal. The motor-driven angling control circuit unit controls the movement of the bending section. The drum is rotatably stowed in the stowage case freely.
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Fujikawa Shinji
Hasegawa Hiroshi
Ishigami Takakazu
Kimura Seiji
Kumakura Masahiro
Campbell Thor S.
Olympus Corporation
Scully Scott Murphy & Presser
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