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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Han Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Byung-hyuk Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Yong-woo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Chul Cha, Daejeon, KR;
Sung-do Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Han Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Byung-Hyuk Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Yong-Woo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Chul Cha, Daejeon, KR;
Sung-Do Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Assignee:
i3System Corp., , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscope, an endoscope system having an endoscope, and an endoscope control method are disclosed. The endoscope includes: a main body and a buoyancy control device. The main body may be configured in the form of a capsule and include an image capturing unit for capturing image information. The buoyancy control device may control buoyancy by changing the volume of the main body. Images of various types of internal organs can be precisely captured.