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US 2010/0185051 A1Published application
Endoscope, endoscope system having the same and endoscope control method
AssigneeI3SYSTEM, Inc.
InventorsHan JUNG, Byung-Hyuk KIM, Yong-Woo LEE, Chul CHA, Sung-Do KIM
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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.
Claims15
An endoscope comprising:
- a main body including an image capturing unit for capturing image information, and configured in the form of a capsule;
- and
- a buoyancy control device configured to control buoyancy by changing the volume of the main body.
An endoscope system comprising:
- an endoscope and
- a controller configured to control the endoscope,
- wherein the endoscope comprises:
- a main body including an image capturing unit for capturing image information, and configured in the form of a capsule;
- and
- a buoyancy control device configured to control buoyancy by changing the volume of the main body.
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An endoscope control method comprising:
- filling an examination subject with water and positioning a main body of an endoscope in the form of a capsule;
- swelling the volume of the main body to increase buoyancy;
- capturing an image of the examination subject;
- and
- reducing the volume of the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.