Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical device control system
- Patent Title (中): 医疗器械控制系统
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Application No.: US11630730Application Date: 2006-09-06
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Publication No.: US07798958B2Publication Date: 2010-09-21
- Inventor: Hironao Kawano , Akio Uchiyama , Hironobu Takizawa
- Applicant: Hironao Kawano , Akio Uchiyama , Hironobu Takizawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/JP2006/317669 WO 20060906
- International Announcement: WO2008/029460 WO 20080313
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00

Abstract:
A medical device control system improves an inducing stability and operability of a medical device having its direction controlled with magnetism, which is used for the inspection or treatment in a subject's body. The control system is formed of a medical device including an insertion member inserted into the subject's body, and a magnetic field response portion disposed within the insertion member for generating torque in response to the magnetic field applied from outside the subject's body, a direction detection unit that detects an insertion direction of the insertion member, a user interface through which the information with respect to the control of the insertion direction is input and output, a magnetic field generation portion that generates a magnetic field that directs the insertion member to a control direction, and a user interface control unit that controls the user interface based on a discordance between the control direction and the insertion direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080319262A1 Medical Device Control System Public/Granted day:2008-12-25
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