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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Kensuke Miyake, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshitaka Miyoshi, Hachioji, JP;
Chieko Aizawa, Hachioji, JP;
Fumiyuki Onoda, Tama, JP;
Minoru Sato, Hino, JP;
Hiroshi Niwa, Koganei, JP;
Tomohiko Oda, Kawagoe, JP;
Kensuke Miyake, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshitaka Miyoshi, Hachioji, JP;
Chieko Aizawa, Hachioji, JP;
Fumiyuki Onoda, Tama, JP;
Minoru Sato, Hino, JP;
Hiroshi Niwa, Koganei, JP;
Tomohiko Oda, Kawagoe, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope inserted-shape detecting apparatusincludes a sense coil unitin which multiple sense coil groups of sense coil groupsA toI for detecting magnetic fields generated by multiple source coilsin an inserted-shape detecting probeare placed as a part of the endoscope inserted-shape detecting apparatus, a signal detecting section, a source coil position analyzing sectionand a signal control sectionthat selects a magnetic-field detecting element to be used for detection of a magnetic field signal based on the magnetic field generated by each of the source coilsfrom the sense coil groupsA toI in a control section based on positional information signals outputted from the source coil position analyzing section