Patents by Inventor Nobuko OKUMURA

Nobuko OKUMURA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230148849
    Abstract: A medical system including an endoscope configured to electrically drive an endoscopic operation. The endoscopic operation includes at least one of a forward and backward movement of an insertion section, a bending angle of a bending section of the insertion section, and a rolling rotation of the insertion section, the endoscope being configured to capture an endoscope image. The medical system further includes a processor comprising hardware. The processor is configured to control the endoscopic operation to achieve a second positioning subsequent to a first positioning, the first positioning being where the insertion section is positioned with respect to a papillary portion of a duodenum, the second positioning positions a distal end section of the insertion section with respect to a papillary portion of the duodenum based on the endoscope image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro INOUE, Kazuhiro GONO, Nobuko OKUMURA, Takashi OTAWARA, Kazuki MINAMIMOTO, Anthony PIROZZI