Endoscope apparatus with drum part to wind insertion part therearound
First Claim
1. An endoscope system comprising:
- an insertion member having an imaging element incorporated at a tip thereof and having a bending section included in the insertion member which is motor-driven to bend;
a drum having the insertion member capable of being wound about the outer circumference thereof, the drum being rotatably arranged in a case;
a drive unit including a driving source for driving a driving mechanism that drives the bending section;
a signal processor for controlling the imaging element and also processing an electric signal sent from the imaging element to produce a video signal; and
a motor-driven angling control circuit unit for controlling the movement of the bending section.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, an endoscope system having an insertion member thereof wound about a drum comprises an electronic endoscope, a drum, an angling input unit, a motor-driven angling unit, a camera control unit, a motor-driven angling control circuit unit, and a stowage case. A bending section included in an insertion member of the electronic endoscope is motor-driven to bend, and a solid-state imaging device is incorporated at the tip of the insertion member. The insertion member is wound about the periphery of the drum. The angling input unit is separated from the electronic endoscope, and used to enter a direction of bending in which a user wants to bend the bending section. The motor-driven angling unit is incorporated in the drum, and includes a driving source for driving a driving mechanism that drives the bending section. The camera control unit controls the solid-state imaging device, and includes a signal processor for processing an electric signal sent from the solid-state imaging device to generate a video signal. The motor-driven angling control circuit unit controls the movement of the bending section. The drum is rotatably stowed in the stowage case freely.
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82 Claims
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1. An endoscope system comprising:
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an insertion member having an imaging element incorporated at a tip thereof and having a bending section included in the insertion member which is motor-driven to bend;
a drum having the insertion member capable of being wound about the outer circumference thereof, the drum being rotatably arranged in a case;
a drive unit including a driving source for driving a driving mechanism that drives the bending section;
a signal processor for controlling the imaging element and also processing an electric signal sent from the imaging element to produce a video signal; and
a motor-driven angling control circuit unit for controlling the movement of the bending section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. An endoscope system comprising:
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an insertion member having a solid-state imaging element at a tip thereof, and including a bending section;
a drum about which the insertion member is wound with the proximal end of the insertion member fastened to the drum;
a bending section drive unit integrated with the drum, and used to bend the bending section;
an angling control circuit unit for controlling the bending section drive unit;
a video signal processing unit for processing a signal of the solid-state imaging element; and
a case in which the drum is stowed. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82)
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