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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OLYPMUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00013 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00022 (2013.01); A61B 1/0051 (2013.01); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); G02B 23/2415 (2013.01);
Abstract
A future shape estimation apparatus includes an insertion section, a shape sensor and an insertion section future shape estimation circuit. The insertion section has flexibility and is to be inserted into an observation target object. The shape sensor detects a bending state of the insertion section and outputs a detection signal. The insertion section future shape estimation circuit estimates a future shape of the insertion section after a predetermined lapse of time based on information acquired from the detection signal output from the shape sensor, and outputs the future shape as future estimation shape information.