Insertion/removal supporting apparatus and insertion/removal supporting method
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsEiji YAMAMOTO, Jun HANE
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Abstract
A supporting apparatus for supporting insertion of a flexible insertion member into a subject and removal of the insertion member includes a self-following property evaluation unit and a determination unit. The self-following property evaluation unit evaluates self-following property or lateral movement during insertion of the insertion member. The determination unit which determines a state of the insertion member or the subject, based on the self-following property or the lateral movement.
Claims7
A supporting apparatus for supporting insertion of a flexible insertion member into a subject and removal thereof, comprising:
- a self-following property evaluation unit which evaluates self-following property or lateral movement during insertion of the insertion member;
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- a determination unit which determines a state of the insertion member or the subject, based on the self-following property or the lateral movement.
A supporting method for supporting insertion of a flexible insertion member into a subject and removal thereof, comprising:
- evaluating self-following property or lateral movement during insertion of the insertion member;
- and
- determining a state of the insertion member or the subject, based on the self-following property or the lateral movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.