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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1994
Kuniaki Kami, Hachioji, JP;
Hideyuki Adachi, Hachioji, JP;
Koichi Umeyama, Kasukabe, JP;
Yoshihiro Kosaka, Hachioji, JP;
Seiji Yamaguchi, Hachioji, JP;
Eiichi Fuse, Hachioji, JP;
Michio Sato, Hino, JP;
Masakazu Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Yasundo Tanaka, Urawa, JP;
Takashi Fukaya, Hachioji, JP;
Kiyotaka Matsuno, Hachioji, JP;
Katsuya Suzuki, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope system includes a movement detector for detecting an operator's movement, a signal processor for processing a signal the detector detects, and a control for controlling drive which drives a medical device according to an output signal of the signal processor. The endoscope system bends a bending section of an endoscope serving as a medical device according to the operator's movement, and thus orients the observation field of view to a direction the operator intends or controls the movement of a treatment adapter serving as a medical device. The endoscope system includes a superimposing means for superimposing an image associated with the operator's movement onto an image acquired by an imaging device associated with the endoscope system.