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Control apparatus and control method of insertion apparatus, insertion apparatus having control apparatus, control program for insertion apparatus, and controlling integrated electronic circuit of insertion apparatus

US9827047B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2014
Grant dateNov 28, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/45118
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A control apparatus of an insertion apparatus in which a state specifying unit specifies a state of an insertion member to carry out vibration control depending on the state, thereby removing getting-stuck of a tip of the insertion member with a vibration having such a proper magnitude as not to cause an overload in a case where the tip of the insertion member is gotten stuck.

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