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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Yuji Sakai, Kodaira, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The disclosed technology is directed to an endoscopic system comprises an endoscope having a shank and a photodetector engaged with one another and having an optical axis in a direction transverse to the shank. A display device for displaying an image acquired through the photodetector. A first probe is disposed in the endoscope on or around the optical axis at a position off the shank. A second probe is disposed in the endoscope at or near a position where the shank and the optical axis intersect with each other. A sensor for detecting the position of the first probe and the position of the second probe and a controller. The controller is configured to establish a first reference direction in an actual space. To acquire a direction from the second probe toward the first probe and to perform a process for indicating the first reference direction to a user.