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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120105612 | IMAGING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD An imaging apparatus includes an image acquisition section, an exposure adjustment section, and a synthetic image generation section. The image acquisition section acquires a near point image in which a near-point object is in focus, and a far point image in which a far... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120069166 | NAVIGATION OF ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES BY MEANS OF EYE-TRACKER A method for controlling image capturing and spatial control in a device monitored by imaging, in particular an endoscopic instrument, for examination and manipulation purposes, wherein the work region and the position and action of the device are monitored by means of ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069167 | MARKER-FREE TRACKING REGISTRATION AND CALIBRATION FOR EM-TRACKED ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM A system and method for image-based registration between images locating (304) a feature in a pre-operative image and comparing (307) real-time images taken with a tracked scope with the pre-operative image taken of the feature to find a real-time image th... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050511 | MEDICAL APPARATUS A medical apparatus includes: an image pickup apparatus introduced and retained in a body; a retaining/fixing section which contacts a body wall in the body, for retaining and fixing the image pickup apparatus at the body wall; plural operation wires operated from an ex... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050513 | Hybrid Registration Method A registration method whereby a sensor-based approach is used to establish initial registration and whereby upon the commencement of navigating an endoscope, image-based registration methods are used in order to more accurately maintain the registration between the endo... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050512 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM An image-capturing apparatus includes: an image-capturing section including a first image-capturing system and a second image-capturing system having an image-capturing optical axis on a different position from that of the first image-capturing system and a different im... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044334 | Hybrid Registration Method A registration method whereby a sensor-based approach is used to establish initial registration and whereby upon the commencement of navigating an endoscope, image-based registration methods are used in order to more accurately maintain the registration between the endo... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120007973 | IMAGING DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM There are provided an inexpensive imaging device that may perform data transmission promptly and easily, and a transmission/reception system using the imaging device. The imaging device includes, an imaging section, a recording section storing data of images shot by the... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120007972 | Objective lens and endoscope apparatus An objective lens includes, in order from an object side, a front group having negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a rear group having positive refractive power, wherein the front group includes, in order from the object side, a first lens which is a negati... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120002026 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM An average color bar indicating the overall imaging period of images taken in time sequence by a capsule endoscope is displayed. A list of checked images in the entire taken images is displayed in a checked-image display field, computation is made to what time during an... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110304717 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING AN ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE In a method and system for navigating an endoscopy capsule in a patient, wherein the endoscopy capsule includes a camera, a first image of an object in the interior of the patient is obtained with the camera, in which a re-identifiable structural feature of the object i... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110298908 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM An endoscope system includes an endoscope including an imaging part and a controller separated from the endoscope and connected to the endoscope through a signal line. The imaging part includes a plurality of light receiving portions two-dimensionally arranged and a dri... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110292194 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM This endoscope system includes: a distal end portion which is inserted inside a specimen and which has an imaging section that creates video signals, a video signal processing section that processes the video signals from the imaging section, a video transmitting sectio... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110292195 | Visual field apparatus for an endoscope A visual field apparatus for an image transmission apparatus includes a channel that connects the proximal end and the distal end of the visual field apparatus for inputting the image transmission apparatus and an optical device on the distal end of the channel that is ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110285835 | RECEIVER SYSTEM An object is to provide a receiver system that allows a plurality of antennas to be easily attached onto a body surface without losing receiving functions of the antennas while improving freedom for a living body. A receiver system transmits in-vivo information includin... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110267444 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Provided is an endoscope apparatus that simultaneously displays a plurality of observation images, which are images for form observation or function observation of an organism. The endoscope apparatus comprises an image capturing section that captures a series of raw im... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110261177 | SAMPLE AND HOLD CIRCUIT A sample and hold circuit includes a plurality of capacitors, a network of switches and a control circuit. The control circuit is operable to control the network of switches so as to sample an incoming signal onto at least some of the plurality of capacitors. In such an... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110254937 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM An image processing device includes a special light image acquisition section that acquires an image including an object image that includes information in a specific wavelength band as a special light image, an attention area detection section that detects an attention... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110242301 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM An image processing device includes an image acquisition section that acquires an image that has been acquired by imaging a tissue using an endoscope apparatus, an in vivo position identification information acquisition section that acquires in vivo position identificat... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110242300 | METHOD FOR RESETTING CMOS IMAGING ELEMENT IN ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS According to an aspect of the present invention, when the CMOS imaging element is out of control, the soft reset and the device reset which partially initialize the CMOS imaging element are sequentially performed before the CMOS imaging element is reset by stopping the ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SINGLE USE IMAGING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS A system and methods for providing and reclaiming a single use imaging device for sterile environments is disclosed and described. The system may include a single use high definition camera used for general purpose surgical procedures including, but not limited to: arth... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110234780 | MEDICAL APPARATUS A medical apparatus includes an endoscopic insertion portion provided with an image pickup unit and a channel; a treatment unit provided with a sensor and a bending portion and passed through a channel, with a distal end portion of the treatment unit being allowed to pr... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110228064 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD An endoscope system includes an imaging section that includes an optical system and an imaging element, an observation mode setting section that sets an object observation mode, a diaphragm control section that selects a diaphragm state based on the observation mode, an... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110228065 | WIRELESS SENSOR DEVICE A wireless sensor device capable of constant operation without replacement of batteries. The wireless sensor device is equipped with a rechargeable battery and the battery is recharged wirelessly. Radio waves received at an antenna circuit are converted into electrical ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110221877 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD An endoscope apparatus, includes: an imaging unit that captures a subject to acquire an image of the subject; a base point setting section that sets a first base point and a second base point on the image based on an instruction input via an input device; a base line se... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110211052 | ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND DEFOGGING METHOD An endoscope apparatus (1) includes a rigid scope portion (2) having an imaging window (5) at a front end thereof; a camera unit portion (3) mounted to a root end of the rigid scope portion (2); and a vibration generating device (4<... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110206291 | COMBINED SPECTRAL AND POLARIMETRY IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTICS Combined spectral and polarimetry imaging and diagnostic techniques are disclosed, including an imaging system that simultaneously records spatially co-registered spectral and polarization information from an image of a target scene such as an ocular structure or materi... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110205349 | Triple-Clad Optical Fibers and Devices With Triple-Clad Optical Fibers According to some embodiments the triple-clad optical fiber comprises a core, a first inner cladding, a second inner cladding, and an outer cladding wherein: (i) the core comprises a radius r0 a first index of refraction n0; (ii) the first inner cl... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110199471 | Endoscope optical system and endoscope Provided is an endoscope optical system including first deflecting means that deflects light incident along an incident optical axis in a direction along a first axis perpendicular to the incident optical axis and emits the light; second deflecting means having two refl... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110193948 | Wireless Camera Coupling With Rotatable Coupling A system for wirelessly powering various devices positioned on an endoscope, including, for example, a light source, various electronics including an imager and/or a memory device. The endoscope is coupled to a camera where the endoscope may be rotated relative to the c... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110181709 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING WITH MONOCHROMATIC DETECTOR Disclosed are systems and methods for obtaining color endoscopic images with a monochromatic detector. In certain embodiments, such a monochromatic detector can provide beneficial features such as high resolution capability. In certain embodiments, a number of different... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110175990 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS An endoscope apparatus is an endoscope apparatus that picks up an image of an object using a camera. The endoscope apparatus includes a semiconductor device mounted on a circuit substrate including a CPU core and a drive circuit for driving the camera and a parameter se... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110175991 | Image Orienting Coupling Assembly A coupling assembly for a scope and an image sensor housing is disclosed generally comprising an image orientation unit having first and second coupling sections for coupling the unit to a scope and an image sensor housing, such as a camera head, an optical assembly wit... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110164126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE STREAM CAPTURED IN-VIVO A system and method may allow automatic display of un-viewed images of an image stream, which may be produced by an ingestible capsule. A set of images acquired by an in-vivo device disposed within a body lumen is received by a receiver or workstation, and a portion of ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110164127 | METHOD AND ENDOSCOPE FOR IMPROVING ENDOSCOPE IMAGES A method for improving endoscope images of, in part, fluorescent tissue regions which are illuminated with background light, which images are recorded by a color video camera wherein the color pixels from the endoscope images are transformed from the color space of the ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110149057 | Method for testing an optical investigation system A method for testing an optical investigation system, with an imaging device, a video camera and a light source for optical investigation of an object, a reference surface with predetermined optical properties is illuminated with illuminating light from a light source. ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110122241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE ENHANCEMENT OF DARK AREAS OF CAPSULE IMAGES Systems and methods are provided for identifying dark areas in images captured by encapsulated cameras or endoscopes and enhancing the visibility of the dark area using intensity stretch. For capsule or endoscope images, there are often some dark areas caused by inadequ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110115891 | ENERGY DELIVERY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYABLE MEDICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES An energy consuming module includes an electronic component suitable for use within a body cavity is disclosed. An antenna is coupled to the electronic component to communicate signals. A wireless energy module is coupled to the electronic component. A positioning eleme... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110085022 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE VIEWING-WINDOW DISPLAY OF CAPSULE IMAGES Systems and methods are provided for displaying images captured from a capsule camera system. In order to increase the efficiency of viewing the image sequence, the image sequence is divided into multiple sub-sequences and the multiple sub-sequences are displayed in mul... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110080474 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP UNIT, AND ENDOSCOPE An image pickup device according to the present invention including an image pickup device main body having a semiconductor substrate provided with a light-receiving section and a wiring layer laminated on the semiconductor substrate, has a first surface which causes li... | 04/07/2011 |
