Patent ID: 7070560
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An illumination control system for endoscopes comprising: a memory in which at least a set value of a light regulation level for light emanating from a light source is stored among various set values determined as various operational conditions for use of an endoscope system; a reader for, when a driving power supply of the endoscope system is turned on again in order to reuse the endoscope system, reading at least the set value of the light regulation level among the set values previously determined as the operational conditions and stored in the memory; a comparator for comparing the previously determined set value of the light regulation level read by the reader with a predetermined threshold value; and a light level setting unit for: when the result of the comparison performed by the comparator demonstrates that the previously determined set value of the light regulation level is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value, setting the light regulation level for light emanating from the light source to a predetermined value; and when the previously determined set value of the light regulation level is smaller than the predetermined threshold value, setting the light regulation level for light emanating from the light source to the previously determined set value of the light regulation level.