Television – Special applications – With endoscope
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Philippe, Gims S (Department: 2482)
Television
Special applications
With endoscope
C600S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07929014
ABSTRACT:
With a bronchial tube insertion support system according to the present invention, a route setting unit comprises a route starting-point setting function for setting the insertion starting-point of a bronchial tube, a region-of-interest setting function for setting a region of interest serving as the insertion end-point of the bronchial tube, a route extracting function for extracting an insertion route from an insertion start point to an insertion end point, and a route verifying function for performing verification of the extracted insertion route. According to these functions, of multiple insertion routes, the most appropriate insertion route when performing insertion support is determined.
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Supplementary European Search Report dated Jan. 26, 2010.
Akimoto Shunya
Ohnishi Junichi
Olympus Corporation
Philippe Gims S
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
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