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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D619248 | Medical device for inserting a video laryngoscope | 07/06/2010 |
| D618794 | Video laryngoscope | 06/29/2010 |
| 7675016 | Solid-state image pickup device and method of producing the same A solid-state image pickup device including a substrate having a first face and a second face which serves as an opposite face of the first face; a solid-state image pickup element having a plurality of electrodes and a light sensing part, an opposite face of the li... | 03/09/2010 |
| D603438 | Lens | 11/03/2009 |
| D602060 | Lens | 10/13/2009 |
| D600729 | Lens | 09/22/2009 |
| D599905 | Controller for endoscope | 09/08/2009 |
| D599390 | Lens | 09/01/2009 |
| D597115 | Digital camera | 07/28/2009 |
| D594615 | Cleaner | 06/16/2009 |
| 7238209 | Bone replacement material A bone replacement material for use in a treatment for repairing a vertebral body compression fracture is formed into a pellet having a roughly polyhedral shape. Each pellet having the roughly polyhedral shape has a pair of opposite surfaces, in which one of the opp... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214635 | CaO-MgO-SiO-based bioactive glass and sintered calcium phosphate glass using same A bioactive glass having a composition substantially comprising 20 to 40 mol % of CaO, 40 to 60 mol % of SiO2, and 10 to 20 mol % of MgO is high in bioactivity and mechanical strength, and a sintered calcium phosphate glass using the bioactive glass as a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7160306 | Surgical instruments and a set of surgical instruments for use in treatment of vertebral bodies Various surgical instruments for use in the treatment of vertebral body compression fractures, used respectively for: widening a working path; reducing deformity; inserting a filler; and impacting a filler are provided. A set of surgical instruments including these ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7050877 | Method for modeling an implant and an implant manufactured by the method A method for modeling an implant to be applied to a defect of a bone comprises the steps of obtaining a plurality of tomographic image data of the bone based on measurement data by MRI, producing three-dimensional image data of the bone based on the plurality of tom... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022124 | Surgical instrument There is provided a surgical instrument that includes an elongated body of which distal end is formed to press and drive a bone plug into a bone tunnel. The elongated body also has a guiding hole which is preferably formed along the longitudinal axis of the elongate... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6830331 | Magnification viewer Magnification viewer includes a conventional glasses and a pair of magnifying lens units. The magnifying lens units are fixed to respective eyeglasses of the conventional glasses so that a wearer of the glasses can observe a magnified image of an object through the ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6733528 | Implant forming method A method for forming an implant having a desired shape includes the steps of (a) forming a layer of ingredient powder having a predetermined thickness composed of an ingredient powder, and (b) applying an reactant liquid to the layer in accordance with the desired s... | 05/11/2004 |
| D593267 | Cleaner | 05/26/2009 |
| D586375 | Digital camera | 02/10/2009 |
| D584326 | Digital camera | 01/06/2009 |
| D583848 | Digital camera | 12/30/2008 |
| D583847 | Conversion lens for single-lens reflex camera | 12/30/2008 |
| D582462 | Digital camera | 12/09/2008 |
| 7352404 | Digital camera including defocus prevention A digital camera includes a mirror box having a lens mount to which a photographing lens is mounted; an image pick-up device having an imaging surface for capturing an object image which is focused on the imaging surface through the photographing lens; and a frame p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7333189 | Spectroscopic diagnostic methods and system The present invention provides systems and methods for the determination of the physical characteristics of a structured superficial layer of material using light scattering spectroscopy. The light scattering spectroscopy system comprises optical probes that can be ... | 02/19/2008 |
| D561960 | Cleaner | 02/12/2008 |
| 7283288 | Scanning device According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a scanning device, which is provided with a light source unit that emits a light beam, a collection optical system that converges the light beam emitted by the light source unit principally in an auxiliary s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7230773 | Drive mechanism of a zoom lens A drive mechanism of a zoom lens includes three movable members which support optical elements, including a front movable member, an intermediate movable member and a rear movable member; a common driving member including a driving device for moving the three movabl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209300 | Wide-angle lens system A wide-angle lens system includes a positive front lens group, a diaphragm, and a positive rear lens group. The front lens group includes a negative first-sub-lens group and a positive second-sub-lens group. The negative first-sub-lens group includes a negati... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209652 | Lighting control apparatus with a plurality of lighting devices A lighting control apparatus of a photographing apparatus, comprises a plurality of lighting devices, a continuous imaging control processor, and a pulse-signal generating and control processor. The plurality of lighting devices illuminate a photographic subject by ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7190389 | Stereo camera A stereo camera includes a pair of photographing optical systems arranged in a common plane so that a common photographing coverage occurs between a pair of photographing areas taken by the pair of photographing optical systems, an object distance measuring device, ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183530 | Imaging device and electronic apparatus with the same An electronic apparatus with an imaging device has a photographing optical system that forms an object image, an image pick-up device that has a photo-receiving area and generates image-pixel signals from the object image formed on the photo-receiving area. The phot... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169104 | Magnetic anchor remote guidance system A magnetic anchor remote guidance system includes an engagement member which engages with a body portion in a patient's body; a magnetic anchor made of a magnetic material, connected to the engagement member; and a magnetic anchor guide device which is disposed out ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158314 | Imaging-optical system An imaging-optical system includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group and a positive third lens group. A zooming operation is performed by moving the second and third lens groups while an object distance to the object is being varied wi... | 01/02/2007 |
| D534275 | Processor for endoscope | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131772 | Retracting mechanism of a retractable lens A retracting mechanism of a retractable lens includes an external barrel movable in an optical axis direction, an adjustment frame positioned in the external barrel and configured to be guided linearly in the optical axis direction, a stopper configured to set a rea... | 11/07/2006 |
| D503185 | Battery grip for single-lens reflex camera | 03/22/2005 |
| D501497 | Digital camera | 02/01/2005 |
| 6822681 | Image capturing device for capturing a shape of a measurement subject A three-dimensional image capturing device comprises a light source and an imaging device, such as a CCD, having a plurality of photo-diodes. The light source outputs a pulsed distance measuring light beam simultaneously with a discharge of unwanted charges from the... | 11/23/2004 |
