Scanning endoscope apparatus with drive signal correction

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PATENT NO 9974432
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15374531

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A scanning endoscope apparatus includes: a light source unit; an illumination fiber inserted inside an insertion portion of an endoscope, the illumination fiber being configured to guide illuminating light from a proximal end to a distal end; an actuator configured to drive the distal end of the optical fiber so that the illuminating light outputted from the illumination fiber is scanned on a subject; a memory configured to store correlation coefficient information on a correlation coefficient between a drive signal for driving the actuator and a displacement amount of the actuator; and a controller, and the controller detects a current of the drive signal for driving the actuator and corrects the drive signal for driving the actuator based on the correlation coefficient information and a value of the detected current so that the displacement amount of the actuator becomes a predetermined value.

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OLYMPUS CORPORATION43-2 HATAGAYA 2-CHOME SHIBUYA-KU TOKYO

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Kaneko, Kazuma Hachioji, JP 30 480
Koshika, Soichiro Mitaka, JP 25 21
Ono, Wataru Hachioji, JP 32 386
Sumiyoshi, Masanori Hachioji, JP 12 121

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