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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Yoshitaka Miyoshi, Hachioji, JP;
Fumiyuki Onoda, Tama, JP;
Hiroshi Niwa, Koganei, JP;
Tomohiko Oda, Kawagoe, JP;
Minoru Sato, Hino, JP;
Chieko Aizawa, Hachioji, JP;
Kensuke Miyake, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshitaka Miyoshi, Hachioji, JP;
Fumiyuki Onoda, Tama, JP;
Hiroshi Niwa, Koganei, JP;
Tomohiko Oda, Kawagoe, JP;
Minoru Sato, Hino, JP;
Chieko Aizawa, Hachioji, JP;
Kensuke Miyake, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A detecting apparatus includes: a change-over switch for switching on/off display of a scope model on a liquid crystal monitor; a position calculating portion for calculating respective positions of source coils; a scope model generating portion for generating a scope model of an electronic endoscope based on the respective positions of the source coils calculated by the position calculating portion; and a selector for selectively outputting to the liquid crystal monitor a display-pause-time image stored in a display-pause-time image storing portion and a scope model image from the scope model generating portion; and a control portion for controlling each of these portions. The detecting apparatus thus displays an insertion shape of the endoscope at a timing as needed.