Medical apparatus
US8475359B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00283
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical apparatus according to the present invention is a medical apparatus used in a state in which the medical apparatus is led into a body and fixed. The medical apparatus includes: a fixing section that fixes the medical apparatus on a body wall in the body; an image pickup section that picks up an image of a subject in the body and is provided pivotably around a first axis; and a holding section that includes the fixing section and holds the image pickup section pivotably around a second axis different from the first axis. Therefore, the medical apparatus can change a photographing range and a visual field direction as desired to photograph the subject by performing magnified observation and photographing the subject from different directions without using a zoom function in the state in which the medical apparatus is fixed in a limited space in the body.
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