Surgery – Endoscope – With monitoring of components or view field
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-12
2011-11-22
Smith, Philip (Department: 3779)
Surgery
Endoscope
With monitoring of components or view field
C600S117000, C600S118000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08062210
ABSTRACT:
An encapsulated endoscope system in accordance with the present invention comprises: an encapsulated endoscope that rotates to develop a thrust; a controller that moves the encapsulated endoscope in an intended direction of advancement; an imaging unit incorporated in the encapsulated endoscope; and an image processing unit that receives image data sent from the imaging unit, and produces an image, which results from rotation of the received image data, according to the rotational phase of the encapsulated endoscope.
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Mizuno Hitoshi
Takizawa Hironobu
Uchiyama Akio
Yokoi Takeshi
Olympus Corporation
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
Smith Philip
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