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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162820 | Stereovideoscope and method of using the same A system and method for acquiring measurements of a portion of a patient's anatomy are provided. For example, the system includes a stereovideoscope including a scope coupled to a flexible tubing and configured to be positioned within the patient's body. The scope i... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8118730 | Endoscope Improved optical devices and methods transmit optical images along elongate optical paths with relatively limited cross-sectional dimensions using an improved objective, relay, and ocular systems. In a first aspect, at least one intermediate image formed within an o... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8016747 | Capsule endoscope capable of performing stereoscopic imaging A capsule endoscope capable of implementing stereoscopic photography, with which protruding/recessed states are easily recognized, for a nearby subject. The capsule endoscope includes imaging devices for respectively imaging a common subject, a driving/sampling sect... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7601119 | Remote manipulator with eyeballs A manipulator includes a distal end having a manipulating instrument configured for manipulation at a manipulation site, and a proximate end connectable to an interface. A pair of detectors is configured to capture stereoscopic images of the manipulation site. The p... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7507201 | Metrology device for videoendoscopic probe Image splitting device for videoendoscope, comprising an image splitting optical component to form on the sensitive surface of a video sensor housed in the distal end part of a videoendoscope a single composite image formed from two images of an observed target, vie... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7410463 | Optical system for stereoscopic rigid endoscope An optical system for stereoscopic rigid endoscope is provided with first and second objective optical systems arranged to have a predetermined clearance therebetween and an optical path combining system that polarizes light passed through the first and second objec... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7302148 | Test head for optically inspecting workpieces An optical test head comprises a block of material with a plurality of optical paths extending therethrough. At least one of the optical paths is an input optical path for receiving laser light and holding a lens for focusing the laser light on a workpiece that is p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286246 | Method and apparatus for non-contact three-dimensional surface measurement A non-contact three-dimensional surface measurement method is provided in which a grating pattern projected onto an object being measured, while the phase of the pattern is being shifted, is observed in a different direction from a projection direction to analyze th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273450 | Stereoscopic observation system A stereoscopic observation system includes a stereoscopic optical unit and stereoscopic camera. The optical unit is provided with a pair of objectives for stereoscopic observation and optical devices corresponding to the respective objectives. The stereoscopic camer... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267647 | Endoscope An endoscope has an inserting tube to be inserted into a human body, first and second optical systems integrally secured to a tip end portion of the inserting tube. The first and second optical systems are for observing the in vivo tissues at different magnification... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241262 | Image-distorting endoscopes and methods of making and using such endoscope An endoscope having restricted dimensions and comprising at least one image gatherer, at least one image distorter and at least one image sensor shaped to fit within said limited dimensions, and wherein said image distorter is operable to distort an image received f... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235045 | Fluorescence imaging endoscope An endoscope having an optical guide that is optically coupled to a first broadband light source and a second laser light source that emits light at a wavelength in a range of 350 nm to 420 nm. The endoscope has an image sensor at a distal end and collects a reflect... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7167196 | Endoscopic imaging system making it possible to detachably attach expansion unit having external expansion facility and add expansion facility for improving capability of system In an endoscopic imaging system, a signal representing an object image produced by a scope and projected by a camera head is processed by a CCU and displayed as an endoscopic image on a TV monitor. The object image is stored as digital image data on a memory in the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7154527 | Optical device Stereoscopic device including at least two apertures, each including a light valve, a multi wavelength light sensor array and a controllable multi wavelength illumination unit, producing at least two alternating beams of light, each of the beams of light is characte... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7139424 | Stereoscopic image characteristics examination system A stereo camera and an examination screen having a pattern based on grid lines are arranged at prescribed positions relative to each other. The stereo camera photographs the examination screen to obtain two original images. A stereoscopic image characteristics detec... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7119830 | Endoscopic imaging system making it possible to detachably attach expansion unit having external expansion facility and add expansion facility for improving capability of system In an endoscopic imaging system, a signal representing an object image produced by a scope and projected by a camera head is processed by a CCU and displayed as an endoscopic image on a TV monitor. The object image is stored as digital image data on a memory in the ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116352 | Capsule System for producing a stereoscopic image of an object, and displaying the stereoscopic image, the system including a capsule and a control unit, the capsule including a sensor assembly, a processor connected to the sensor assembly, a capsule transceiver connected t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109933 | Wearable jacket having communication function, and endoscope system employing wearable jacket A wearable jacket includes a 2D-DST substrate shaped to cover a body of a subject person. The 2D-DST substrate includes a first conductive sheet, a second conductive sheet and a plurality of communication modules. The first and second conductive sheets are overlappe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108657 | Endoscopic visualization apparatus with different imaging systems An endoscopic visualization apparatus has a first imaging system and at least one second imaging system, a first image field being covered by the first imaging system, and a second image field being covered by the second imaging system. The first imaging system and ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101334 | Optical observation device and 3-D image input optical system therefor An optical observation device for observing 3-D images of an endoscope is disclosed. The optical observation device includes: an image input means having a rod-shaped front part with a sufficiently small diameter for insertion within a living human being, the rod-sh... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7057582 | Ruggedized instrumented firefighter's self contained breathing apparatus The invention disclosed instruments a firefighter's SCBA with electronic and passive equipment, and protects this instrumentation from shock and undesirable environmental pollutant penetration. The invention provides for doing this through the use of a rugged cover ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048685 | Measuring endoscope system A measuring endoscope system includes a menu display module that selects a menu according to display data which is associated in advance with any of a plurality of optical adaptors, and a measuring program for performing measurement according to the result of the se... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046270 | Stereoscopic observation system A stereoscopic video image is observed by displaying to left and right display devices arranged in front of the left and right eyes of an observer, left and right images formed on an image pick-up device by using a stereoscopic optical system. Then, a read address o... | 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 |
| 7038847 | Fluorescence microscope Fluorescence microscope with blocking filters for a portion of the light emitted by a specimen have markings referring to the orientation of their wedge angle. A marking to which the marking on the filter can be oriented in a defined manner is preferably provided on... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6980676 | Medical imaging system An imaging system including means for transmitting a digital image, an image base, a sensor, means for referencing positions on a dummy, echographic display means, means for recalculation of a three-dimensional image, and means for receiving expert assessment result... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976956 | Stereoendoscope wherein images having passed through plural incident pupils are transmitted by common relay optical systems The illuminating light transmitted by the light guide inserted through the elongate inserted section is projected out of the distal end surface of the inserted section. The illuminated objects pass through the respective pupils of the two objective lens systems arra... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6945929 | Imaging device assembly for electronic stereoscopic endoscope system An imaging device assembly for an electronic stereoscopic endoscope system comprises right and left solid state image pick-up modules set out side by side and right and left circuit boards with circuits formed thereon, respectively, that are connected to the right a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945930 | Environment adaptable measurement endoscope A measurement endoscope system includes: an image pick-up device, an endoscope insertion portion to which a plurality of stereo measurement optical adaptors and a normal measurement adaptor are detachably attachable, a control unit for accommodating the endoscope in... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945928 | Electronic endoscope system An electronic endoscope apparatus is provided that comprises an image-pickup device, an objective optical system, a compensation information storing memory, a mask data storing memory, and an electronic mask compensation processor. The objective optical system forms... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930705 | Image search device An endoscopic apparatus has an objective optical system arranged in a rigid endoscope for forming an image, a first image re-forming optical system for re-forming a part of the image once formed through the objective optical system on an image pickup surface of a fi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6914623 | Image processing measuring apparatus and measuring endoscope apparatus A processing unit includes an estimating unit for estimating three-dimensional coordinates at an arbitrary point on an observation image and obtaining the estimation result and the reliability of the estimation result. A concave and convex datum line setting unit es... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6898022 | Stereo optical system pair for stereo endoscope system An optical system pair for a stereo endoscope is described which enables adjustment of magnification matching in the production phase with low cost and small size for the resulting stereo endoscope products. The stereo optical systempair for stereo endoscope system ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6882473 | Method for generating a stereoscopic image of an object and an arrangement for stereoscopic viewing An arrangement for generating a stereoscopic image of an object for viewing by an observer includes an imaging optic for imaging the object and defining an imaging beam path as well as an entry pupil and an exit pupil. Illuminating optics illuminate the object by pr... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6855110 | Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus having an insertion part which includes an object optical system in order to conduct measurements or stereoscopic-vision observations, using the object optical system with a moderate parallax, a moderate size of an image can be provided withou... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6832984 | Minimally invasive surgery device A surgical instrument comprising a node rotatably mounted within a restraining structure at the distal end of a shaft. The node can be rotated allowing manipulation and orientation of a surgical tool extending from the node at the distal end of the shaft through con... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6801325 | Method and devices for inspecting and calibrating of stereoscopic endoscopes Methods and devices for inspecting and calibrating a stereoscopic imaging device, such as a binocular endoscope. In one exemplary embodiment, the method of the present invention measures a fringe pattern from light emitted through two channels of the device. An angl... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6767321 | Stereo laparoscope with discrete working distance A stereo laparoscope for producing a stereoscopic optical image of an intracorporeal region to be viewed through a small incision. The stereo laparoscope included multiple imaging assemblies disposed in a direction non-parallel to the axis of the laparoscope. The im... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6751020 | Stereoscopic image pickup system A stereoscopic image pickup system for obtaining parallactic images of an object, the stereoscopic image pickup system includes a pair of, first and second, reflecting members each having a reflecting function, a pair of, first and second, amount-of-light control me... | 06/15/2004 |
