JP2007054401A5

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Publication number: JP2007054401A5
Application number: JP2005244686A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2005-08-25
Publication date: 2008-07-31
Anticipated expiration: 2025-08-25

Claims

A shape detecting means for detecting the shape of the insertion portion in the endoscope having the insertion portion to be inserted into the body cavity;
Shape analysis means for analyzing a predetermined position or a predetermined portion in the shape of the insertion portion based on the information detected by the shape detection means;
Based on the analysis result analyzed by the shape analysis means, the shape classification means for classifying the specific shape of the insertion portion ,
An endoscope insertion shape analyzing apparatus characterized by comprising:

2. The endoscope insertion shape analysis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shape classification unit classifies the specific shape of the insertion portion based on an analysis code obtained by encoding the analysis result of the shape analysis unit.

Further comprising a data storage means for storing a first additional information file associated with said analysis code with a particular shape of the insertion portion,
The endoscope insertion shape analysis apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the shape classification means classifies a specific shape of the insertion portion based on the first related information file.

The endoscope insertion shape analysis apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first related information file includes insertion operation auxiliary information of the endoscope or shape classification auxiliary information of the endoscope.

The information storage means stores a correction code file for correcting the analysis code,
5. The shape classification unit corrects the analysis code based on the correction code file, and classifies the specific shape of the insertion unit based on the corrected analysis code. Endoscope insertion shape analyzer.

3. The endoscope insertion shape according to claim 2, wherein the shape classification unit generates an integrated analysis code in which the analysis codes are integrated, and classifies the specific shape of the insertion portion based on the integrated analysis code. Analysis device.

A plurality of said analysis code that generates the analysis integration code, the endoscope insertion shape according to claim 6, wherein the shape analysis unit is analyzing code based on the analysis result of temporally successive analyzed Analysis device.

Further comprising a data storage means for storing the second related information file associated with said analysis code with a particular shape of the insertion portion,
The endoscope insertion shape analyzing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the shape classification means classifies a specific shape of the insertion portion based on the second related information file.

The second related information file, the endoscope insertion shape analysis apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the included shape classification aid information insert assist information or the endoscope of the endoscope.

The information storage means stores a correction code file for correcting the integrated analysis code,
10. The shape classification means corrects the integrated analysis code based on the correction code file, and classifies the specific shape of the insertion unit based on the corrected integrated analysis code. The endoscope insertion shape analysis apparatus described in 1.

Data output destination registration means for registering the output destination of the shape data of the shape of the endoscope insertion portion detected by the shape detection means;
Data output means for outputting the shape data to the output destination registered by the data output destination registration means;
The endoscope insertion shape analysis apparatus according to claims 1, wherein in any one of 10, further comprising a.

The shape analyzing means includes an insertion length from a predetermined position to a tip of the insertion portion, presence of a loop in the insertion portion, a bending angle of the insertion portion, a curvature at a predetermined position of the insertion portion, a predetermined position of the insertion portion. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the angle is determined from at least one of an angle formed by a direction of the source coil existing in the direction and a direction other than the direction, a movement amount per frame, and a propulsion amount per frame. Endoscope insertion shape analyzer.

2. The endoscope insertion according to claim 1, wherein the specific shape of the insertion portion is a plurality of shapes obtained by classifying all shapes that can be taken by the endoscope in a body cavity. Shape analysis device.

Endoscopic image captured by the endoscope, shape of the insertion portion detected by the shape detection means, analysis result of the shape analysis means, information on the specific shape of the insertion portion classified by the shape classification means, 14. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that displays at least one of endoscope insertion operation assistance information and shape classification assistance information of the endoscope. Endoscope insertion shape analyzer.