Ballon control apparatus
A balloon control apparatus which controls operations for expanding and contracting a balloon attached to an insertion portion of an endoscope, or operations for expanding and contracting a balloon attached to an insertion assist implement fitted around the insertion portion to assist insertion of the insertion portion, the apparatus comprising: a storage device which stores an operating procedure by which the operations for expanding and contracting the balloon are performed; and an execution direction device which directs execution of the expanding and contracting operations, wherein a direction is given by the execution direction device to execute the operations for expanding and contracting the balloon in accordance with the operating procedure stored by the storage device.
1 . A balloon control apparatus which controls operations for expanding and contracting a balloon attached to an insertion portion of an endoscope, or operations for expanding and contracting a balloon attached to an insertion assist implement fitted around the insertion portion to assist insertion of the insertion portion, the apparatus comprising:
a storage device which stores an operating procedure by which the operations for expanding and contracting the balloon are performed; and
an execution direction device which directs execution of the expanding and contracting operations,
wherein a direction is given by the execution direction device to execute the operations for expanding and contracting the balloon in accordance with the operating procedure stored by the storage device.
2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of manual operation buttons individually corresponding to the operation for expanding the balloon and the operation for contracting the balloon;
an automatic operation button corresponding to the execution direction device; and
a mode change switch which selects between a manual mode in which the manual operation buttons are made operable and an automatic mode in which the automatic operation button is made operable.
3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the automatic mode is automatically canceled when one of the manual operation buttons is operated.
4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a learning function which stores in the storage device the operating procedure when a direction is given from the execution direction device.
5 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising: a learning function which stores in the storage device the operating procedure when a direction is given from the execution direction device.
6 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising: a learning function which stores in the storage device the operating procedure when a direction is given from the execution direction device.
7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of operating procedures are stored in the storage device, the apparatus further comprising: a selecting operation device which selects an operating procedure which executes one of the plurality of operating procedures.
8 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of operating procedures are stored in the storage device, the apparatus further comprising: a selecting operation device which selects an operating procedure which executes one of the plurality of operating procedures.
9 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of operating procedures are stored in the storage device, the apparatus further comprising: a selecting operation device which selects an operating procedure which executes one of the plurality of operating procedures.
10 . The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of operating procedures are stored in the storage device, the apparatus further comprising: a selecting operation device which selects an operating procedure which executes one of the plurality of operating procedures.
11 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein a plurality of operating procedures are stored in the storage device, the apparatus further comprising: a selecting operation device which selects an operating procedure which executes one of the plurality of operating procedures.
12 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a plurality of operating procedures are stored in the storage device, the apparatus further comprising: a selecting operation device which selects an operating procedure which executes one of the plurality of operating procedures.