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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7050086 | Electronic endoscope system with color-balance alteration process In an electronic endoscope system including a video scope having a solid-state image sensor that successively produces a frame of red, green, and blue image-pixel signals, a difference value is calculated between a value of each of corresponding central red, green, ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044908 | Method and system for dynamically adjusting field of view in a capsule endoscope A capsule endoscope (CE) having a field of view that may be dynamically adjusted. The CE includes an illuminator that may be an optical or acoustical illuminator designed to illuminate the lining of a GI tract. A scanner, such as a MEMS scanner may be used to scan t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042487 | Imaging element for electronic endoscopes and electronic endoscope equipped with the imaging element An imaging element for an electronic endoscope is disclosed. The electronic endoscope has an elongated tubular main body. At the tip end portion of the main body, there are provided an optical imaging system comprising a convex lens, a concave lens and an optical lo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042488 | Electronic endoscope for highlighting blood vessel In an electronic endoscope of the present invention, an edge detection circuit detects a down edge section and an up edge section of both ends of a blood vessel in a width direction based on a G signal output from an RGB color conversion circuit, an R coefficient se... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037258 | Image orientation for endoscopic video displays An apparatus and technique for compensating the display of an image obtained from a video camera system associated with an endoscope as it is moved through various orientations are described. The received optical image is converted to an electrical signal with an im... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037259 | Light source device and image capturing device A light source device for use in an image capturing device such as an endoscope capable of reducing size and cost, and preventing heat generation at an illuminated position. An illumination unit of the endoscope includes LED light sources for emitting ultraviolet li... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038722 | Optical imaging system for suppressing the generation of red-toned ghosting particularly when there is background light An optical imaging system suppresses the generation of red-toned ghosting in an image particularly when there is a background light or when a strong light source shines on the screen. The optical imaging system has a reflection-type infrared cut filter comprising a ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039453 | Miniature ingestible capsule A miniature ingestible imaging capsule having a membrane defining an internal cavity and being provided with a window is provided. A lens is disposed in relation to said window and a light source disposed in relation to the lens for providing illumination to outside... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033316 | Endoscope system An endoscope system including a database and a database managing device is disclosed. The database is configured to store a plurality of pieces of endoscope data. Each piece of the endoscope data corresponds to a different endoscope and is associated with ownership ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030904 | Reduced area imaging device incorporated within wireless endoscopic devices A reduced area imaging device is provided for use in medical or dental instruments such as an endoscope. In a first embodiment of the endoscope, connections between imaging device elements and between a video display is achieved by hard-wired connections. In a secon... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025720 | Hysteroscope with a shank exchange system An endoscope has an optics housing provided at a proximal end, with an outer shank releasably connected to the optics housing, and with an inner shank which is arranged inside and parallel to the outer shank and is releasably connected to the optics housing. A corre... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022066 | Capsule endoscope A capsule endoscope includes an image sensor that is fixed to a substrate and is covered by a transparent cover member such that a sealed air space is provided between the objective optical system and the image sensor. Also, a capsule endoscope is disclosed that inc... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022067 | System and method for controlling in vivo camera capture and display rate Systems and methods which vary the frame capture rate of the camera and/or frame display rate of the display unit of in vivo camera systems are discussed. The capture rate is varied based on physical measurements related to the motion of the camera. Alternatively, t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018330 | Optical device for viewing of cavernous and/or inaccessible spaces An optical device for viewing an object at a range of working distances. The device comprises a slender tube of a certain length and having a distal end and a proximal end. The device farther comprises an imaging system disposed at the distal end and having a wide v... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018331 | Endoscope assembly useful with a scope-sensing light cable An endoscope assembly consisting of an endoscope 622, a light source, 626 and a camera 552 with display 558. The endoscope contains a memory 670 with data that describes the endoscope and its operating characteristics. When the lig... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015951 | Picture generating apparatus and picture generating method A picture generating apparatus according to this invention comprises: two image pick-up devices 3a, 3b or more adapted for picking up image of an object 2 to be imaged to generate picture data and respectively disposed at different... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011625 | Method and system for accurate visualization and measurement of endoscopic images A method and system for accurately visualizing and measuring endoscopic images includes mapping a three-dimensional structure to a two-dimensional area, based on a plurality of endoscopic images of the structure. The method involves outlining the boundary of the reg... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009750 | Apparatus and methods for modulating refractive index An iono-refractive structure that includes one or more ion insertion layers having a real portion and an imaginary portion of the dielectric constant is provided. While both the real portion and the imaginary portion of the dielectric constant change, the change in ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008374 | Imaging apparatus which adjusts for dark noise and readout noise An imaging apparatus using a charge multiplying solid-sate imaging device for use with an endoscope system, etc., capable of providing an output signal with an improved S/N ratio by reducing the dark noise. The full well size of the CCD imaging device is reduced to ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006895 | Computed pivotal center surgical robotic system and method A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer (42). Cam... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001020 | Complete autorefractor system in an ultra-compact package An autorefractor system in an ultra-compact package is described for rapidly and objectively measuring the refractive state of the eye. The autorefractor detector system, in conjunction with a secondary light source, uses one photodetector such as a charge coupled d... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001330 | Endoscope system including system for obtaining usage condition There is provided an electronic endoscope system, which is provided with an electronic endoscope, and an endoscope processor to which the electronic endoscope is detachably connected. The electronic endoscope system is further provided with a usage status monitoring... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001329 | Capsule endoscope guidance system, capsule endoscope holder, and capsule endoscope A capsule endoscope guidance system including a member having an elongated flexible portion which can be guided to a desired position in a body cavity of a patient's body by manipulating a distal end portion of the member wherein the elongated flexible portion bends... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997871 | Multiple view endoscopes An endoscope comprises a sheath, an articulation section adjacent to its distal tip, and two or more separate optical channels that produce two or more distinct views. Each of the optical channels comprises an objective lens and a means of capturing and/or viewing t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999852 | Flexible robotic surgery system and method A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer (42). Cam... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997870 | Universal, programmable guide catheter A guide catheter apparatus that comprises the following: (a) a guide catheter portion that includes a plurality of electroactive polymer actuators disposed along its axial length and (b) a control unit coupled to the actuators and sending control signals to the actu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993167 | System and method for examining, recording and analyzing dermatological conditions A system for collecting, storing and displaying dermatological images for the purpose of monitoring and diagnosis of skin conditions and skin cancers, including melanoma. A hand-held unit illuminates a section of the patient's skin, and an imaging device generates i... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993255 | Method and apparatus for providing adaptive illumination An illumination system (20, 72, 110, 142) for illuminating a scene comprising: an illuminator (24, 74, 116) having a plurality of substantially contiguous independently controllable light (26, 76) providing regions each of which provides light t... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990220 | Apparatuses and methods for surgical navigation Imaging, object tracking, integration apparatus 100 has tracking system 1, imaging system 3, communication system 5 and integration system 7. Tracking system 1 locates objects in 3-dimensions and determines respective poses.... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6986738 | System and method for maneuvering a device in vivo A system and method for maneuvering a device in vivo, wherein a tube has a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end, and an in vivo sensing device is changeably connected to the distal end of the tube. Typically, the sensing device may be moved from one po... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6976954 | Endoscope system An endoscope system is provided that includes a processor connectable to various endoscopes to process signals generated by the endoscope being connected. The processor further includes a database, a data selector and a data register. The database is configured to b... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977686 | Solid-state image pickup apparatus limiting adhesive intrusion A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a solid-state image pickup device having a layer of microlenses above a color filter. The solid-state image pickup device is mounted on a side of a flexible printed circuit board by flip-chip bonding, opposite the openin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972411 | Method of event detection for intraoral image sensor A method of determining that radiation is incident upon a radiation sensor comprising a plurality of radiation sensitive pixels includes the steps of monitoring an amount of current drawn by the pixels, and generating a signal indicating a presence of incident radia... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968236 | Ceramic cardiac electrodes A cardiac electrode termination pair system that is particularly compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedures. The electrodes include tip and ring electrodes made of a body-compatible ceramic on which is applied via electroplating, sputtered or the li... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967673 | Electronic endoscope system with color-balance alteration process An electronic endoscope system includes a video scope having a solid-state image sensor for successively producing a frame of color image-pixel signals, and an image-signal processor for producing a color video signal based on the frame of color image-pixel signals.... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965715 | Lens and method for producing a lens A rod lens with one or more optically active surfaces and one or more inactive surfaces, in which one part of the optically inactive surface or surfaces, especially a lens facet and/or radial peripheral surface of a lens, is smooth, and a method for smoothing one pa... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962565 | Excitation light illuminating probe, video endoscope system, and video endoscope for fluorescence observation A video endoscope system for fluorescence observation includes a video endoscope, an illumination probe, a power supply unit, a signal processing unit and a display. The video endoscope has a part configured to be inserted in a body cavity, an objective optical syst... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963792 | Surgical method A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer. The teleoperato... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960165 | Endoscope with a single image pick-up element for fluorescent and normal-light images In a light source unit, a switchable filter section in which an RGB filter and a fluorescence observation filter can be shifted into the light path is disposed in front of a lamp. When fluorescence image mode is selected, excitation light in a part of the wavelength... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960161 | Unified electrical and illumination cable for endoscopic video imaging system A connector assembly for an endoscope apparatus, which includes a plug removably insertable in a receptacle, is disclosed. The plug has a molded body incorporating a light cable and an electrical connector in a fixed spatial relationship within the molded body. ... | 11/01/2005 |
