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Endoscope apparatus

  • US 9,996,927 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2017
  • Issued: 06/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:

  • a heart rate sensor configured to contact a subject'"'"'s skin and detect a movement of an organ of the subject and the sensor configured to output a detection signal of the organ;

    an endoscope configured for insertion into the subject, the scope comprising an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images of the organ; and

    a processor comprising hardware, the processor operably connected to the heart rate sensor and the image sensor, the processor configured to;

    receive a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images captured by the image sensor of the organ;

    calculate a first movement evaluation value for at least some of the plurality of images; and

    determine a still image from the plurality of images based on the first movement evaluation value and the detection signal of the organ.

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