Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
Encapsulated endoscope system in which endoscope moves in lumen by itself and rotation of image of region to be observed is ceased
An encapsulated endoscope system in accordance with the present invention comprises: an encapsulated endoscope that rotates to develop a thrust; a controller that moves the encapsulated endoscope in an intended direction of advancement; an imaging unit incorporated in the encapsulated endoscope; and an image processing unit that receives image data sent from the imaging unit, and produces an image, which results from rotation of the received image data, according to the rotational phase of the encapsulated endoscope.
Olympus Corporation
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Hironobu Takeshi Akio Hitoshi
Takizawa Yokoi Uchiyama Mizuno