Switch control apparatus for controlling functions of a switch by displaying information relating to the switch controlling a plurality of medical devices
US7488285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00973
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image signal captured by a camera head and outputted from an image processor is inputted into a foot switch control device. The image signal is processed in a display control unit of the foot switch control device, inputted into a display and displayed thereon. The display control unit reads out an image indicating the foot switch state corresponding to the foot switch function that is presently allocated to the inputted endoscopic image from a memory unit and superimposes this image on the endoscopic image.
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