Surgery – Endoscope – Having imaging and illumination means
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-08
2011-10-18
Smith, Philip (Department: 3779)
Surgery
Endoscope
Having imaging and illumination means
Reexamination Certificate
active
08038608
ABSTRACT:
An object of the present invention is to enable clearly identifying whether a body-cavity image displayed on a display unit is based on data which is directly received by a viewer itself, or whether the body-cavity image displayed on the display unit is based on data received by another receiving device. An identification notifying unit presents different identification modes such as a capsule mark and a cable mark41which are sensory recognizable between the case where a body-cavity image based on body-cavity image data which a first receiving unit has received directly from a capsule endoscope is displayed, and the case where a body-cavity image40based on body-cavity image data which a second receiving unit has received via another receiving device is displayed. Thus, it is possible to clearly identify which receiver has received the body-cavity image data based on which the body-cavity image is displayed.
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Matsui Akira
Shigemori Toshiaki
Olympus Corporation
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
Ostrolenk Faber LLP
Smith Philip
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