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US 8,529,436 B2Granted
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.
Claims11
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,
- wherein the buoyancy control device includes a driving shaft configured to rotate in an axial direction such that at least part of the main body moves to change the volume of the main body which changes through the rotation of the driving shaft.
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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,
- wherein the buoyancy control device includes a driving shaft configured to rotate in an axial direction such that at least part of the main body moves to change the volume of the main body which changes through the rotation of the driving shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.