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Title:
POSITION DETECTION DISPLAY DEVICE FOR INSERTION TOOL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH05305073
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To provide the position detection display device of an insertion tool capable of precisely detecting and displaying the position by only fitting a simple member to the in vivo insertion tool such as a therapeutic apparatus or an endoscope.

CONSTITUTION: Multiple signal members 7, 8, 9 are provided on a therapeutic apparatus 1 inserted into an organism 3, and multiple receiving members 11, 12 detecting the positions of the signal members 7, 8, 9 in no contact with the therapeutic apparatus 1 are provided. Mark members 4, 5, 6 made of a material detectable by the tomographic equipment such as CT or MRI and serving as reference coordinate marks during tomography are provided. The position of the therapeutic apparatus 1 inserted into the organism 3 is estimated based on the positions of the multiple signal members 7, 8, 9, the position is converted into the position in the reference coordinate of a tomographic image, and this position is overlapped on the tomographic image and displayed.


Inventors:
MORIYAMA HIROKI
Application Number:
JP11285592A
Publication Date:
November 19, 1993
Filing Date:
May 01, 1992
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO
International Classes:
A61B6/00; A61B1/00; (IPC1-7): A61B6/00; A61B1/00
Domestic Patent References:
JPS62153229A1987-07-08
JPH01192340A1989-08-02
JPH03295531A1991-12-26
JPH021244A1990-01-05
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Susumu Ito