Patent ID: 6036637
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A treating system comprising an endoscope to be inserted into a body of a patient for supplying an endoscopic image of an internal part of the body of the patient, and a treating device to be inserted into the body of the patient for treating an affected area while observing the endoscopic image supplied by the endoscope, said system further comprising:a holder for holding the endoscope;an image pickup section including an image-pickup optical system for picking up the endoscopic image supplied by the endoscope;a display for displaying the endoscopic image picked up by the image pickup section;a position detector for detecting position data of an object observed through the endoscope;a view field switching device for switching a field of view of the endoscopic image picked up by the image pickup section; anda controller for monitoring whether the treating device is operating and for prohibiting the view field switching device from switching the field of view when the treating device is detected to be operating.