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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142347 | Self-orienting polypectomy snare device A snare device and methods of making and using the same. The snare device may include a sheath having a proximal end region, a distal end region, and a shaft slidably disposed therein. A handle may be coupled to the shaft and disposed adjacent the proximal end regio... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137264 | Endoscope system having two endoscopes with different viewing angles An endoscope system includes a first endoscope that includes a first observation optical system with a first viewing angle; and a second endoscope that includes a second observation optical system with a second viewing angle wider than the first viewing angle. A sec... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8002697 | Dual endoscope system with display unit An endoscope system includes a first endoscope having a first observation optical system with a first viewing angle and a first illumination optical system; and a second endoscope having a second observation optical system with a second viewing angle wider than the ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7914444 | Endoscope system and endoscope An endoscope system includes a first endoscope that includes a first distal end portion, a first observation window provided at the first distal end portion, a first objective optical system optically coupled to the first observation window and having a first viewin... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7662089 | Endoscope suitable to body cavity An endoscope for treatment suitable to the treatment in a body cavity comprises an elongated soft observing optical unit having at least an observing optical system; and a unit inserting tool having a unit inserting channel in which the observing optical unit is ins... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7440005 | Endoscope In an endoscope, scopes that include a scope-side memory and a connector are selectively and detachably connected to a processor that includes a processor-side memory and a connection member. A parameter stored in the scope-side memory can be written to the processo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7361180 | Apparatus for manipulating and securing tissue Apparatus for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular member, an engagement member slidably disposed through the tubular membe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347863 | Apparatus and methods for manipulating and securing tissue Apparatus and methods for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular member, an engagement member slidably disposed through the t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338439 | Condensing optical system, confocal optical system, and scanning confocal endoscope A condensing optical system, suitable for a scanning confocal optical system (having a composition for scanning a beam spot on a subject surface by swinging a point source of light) and capable of satisfactorily suppressing various aberrations and reducing loss of l... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318806 | Ultrasound endoscope A rigid tip end section which is connected to an angle section at the fore distal end of an insertion instrument of an ultrasound endoscope is housed in a casing which can be split into a main casing and a separable head block to facilitate maintenance and service o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7273451 | Endoscopic treatment system and anastomotic method using this system The endoscopic system includes an endoscope having an insertion portion which is inserted into a body and has a forceps insertion duct, and a light emitting member which has an end portion that emits the light and is inserted into a hollow organ in the body through ... | 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 |
| 7220226 | Removable operating device for a flexible endoscopic probe for medical purposes An operating device is provided which includes an instrument insertion conduit, having a distal end connectable to the operating channel input of a handle of an endoscopic probe, the proximal end of the instrument insertion conduit forming an instrument input for th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7029435 | Endoscope having multiple working segments A flexible fiberoptic endoscope has an insertion member with a distal end portion split longitudinally into a plurality of independently operable working segments each provided with at least one longitudinally extending working channel. Visualization optics are prov... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6991602 | Medical treatment method and apparatus A medical treatment method comprises orally inserting a first endoscope having a first treatment tool provided thereto into a body cavity, inserting a first insertion member insertion support tool from at least one of abdominal and transdermal cavities into the body... | 01/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6893433 | System and method for performing a single step cryoablation A system for cryoablating target tissue at a treatment site includes a cryo-element mounted at the distal end of a cryo-catheter. A balloon catheter is provided having a U-shaped balloon attached thereon. The cryo-element is threaded onto a pre-positioned guidewire ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6879339 | Electronic endoscope system with color-balance alteration process An electronic endoscope system with a color-balance alteration system includes a video scope having a CCD image sensor for producing a frame of color image-pixel-signals composed of frames of red, green, and blue image-pixel-signals. In the color-balance alteration ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6643538 | Directional intraoperative probe An introperative surgical probe incorporating both a fiber optic imaging system and multi-element beta/gamma radiation directional indicating system is described.... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6466815 | Navigation apparatus and surgical operation image acquisition/display apparatus using the same A navigation apparatus comprises a navigation-related information generating section and a display section. The navigation-related information generating section measures the position and orientation of an object and a target in a three-dimensional space ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6456868 | Navigation apparatus and surgical operation image acquisition/display apparatus using the same A navigation apparatus comprises a navigation-related information generating section and a display section. The navigation-related information generating section measures the position and orientation of an object and a target in a three-dimensional space ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6390973 | Endoscope for ultrasonic examination and surgical treatment associated thereto In an endoscope for ultrasonic examination, an optical examination mechanism is provided on a distal end of an insertion portion of the endoscope for endoscopic examination forwardly of the insertion portion. A probe insertion channel is disposed along th... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6296608 | Diagnosing and performing interventional procedures on tissue in vivo A catheter for diagnosing and performing an interventional procedure on tissue has an elongated catheter shaft, and optical fibers, extending through the catheter shaft, for transmitting light to tissue located at a distal end of the catheter and conveyin... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6238336 | Ultrasonic endoscope including radial scanning and linear scanning ultrasonic transducers An ultrasonic endoscope includes: an objective optical system provided at a tip portion of the ultrasonic endoscope; a treatment tool insertion channel provided along the ultrasonic endoscope, the treatment tool insertion channel having an exit opening at... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6163640 | Stereoscopic sensor The present invention includes a stereoscopic fiber optic probe sensor. In one aspect of the invention, the fiber stereoscopic optic probe includes a signal fiber bundle having a plurality of first signal fibers, and an illumination fiber bundle having a ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6144762 | Stereo video microscope A three-dimensional video signal is generated by an objective lens, a stereo lens optical system, such as a stereo doublet lens for example, one or more image-to-signal converters, and a multiplexer. A three-dimensional monitor or two head mounted monitor... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6066090 | Branched endoscope system An endoscope has two or more branches and each branch may include a source of illumination and a lens train, fiber optic bundle, or solid state image receiving device. Each branch end is independently manipulable or steerable and thus produces an image fr... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5797835 | System and method for endosurgery employing conjoint operation of an endoscope and endosurgical instrument In a system and method for use in endoscopy and endosurgery, at least one link is pivotally connected between first and second cannulas through which first and second endoscopic devices are inserted into a body part through first and second points of entr... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5772580 | Biological fluorescence diagnostic apparatus with distinct pickup cameras A biological fluorescence diagnostic apparatus having a device for irradiating a biological tissue with light which excites the tissue to generate fluorescent light, and a device for taking a fluorescence image of the biological tissue passing through an ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5697897 | Endoscope carrying a source of therapeutic ultrasound An endoscope includes a carrier which can be inserted into a living examination subject, having a distal end which is advanced into the subject, the carrier carrying an optical examination apparatus by means of which an image from the interior of the subj... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5667473 | Surgical instrument and method for use with a viewing system A surgical instrument for improved viewing of a surgical site by a surgeon from the perspective of a working element of the instrument. The surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft with a distal operating portion extending at least about one-fourth... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5653677 | Electronic endoscope apparatus with imaging unit separable therefrom An electronic endoscope apparatus has an imaging unit separable from the distal end portion of an endoscope and is capable of easily handling and operating the separated imaging unit. In the apparatus, the imaging unit having an imaging device is arranged... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5547455 | Electronically steerable endoscope A multiple view endoscope for providing "on command" images of a plurality of different fields of view surrounding the distal end of the endoscope without having to move the endoscope from an initially established position in order to access the different... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5349942 | Flexible endoscope An endoscope with a flexible shaft, which consists of individual sub-assemblies releasably connected to each other. The proximal end of a flexible shaft is joined to a connecting portion and the distal end of the shaft can be steered into different positi... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5196928 | Endoscope system for simultaneously displaying two endoscopic images on a shared monitor An endoscope system comprises first and second endoscopes each of which includes an elongated insertion tube and an imaging device, a light source for supplying illumination light to the endoscopes, a function for processing a signal originating from one ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5178130 | Parent-and-son type endoscope system for making a synchronized field sequential system illumination An endoscope system wherein a first electronic endoscope apparatus and second electronic endoscope apparatus are used as combined characterized in that a field sequential illuminating system forming a first electronic endoscope apparatus and a field seque... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5088492 | Radioactive ray detecting endoscope A radioactive ray detecting endoscope comprises an elongated insertable part having an observing window in the tip part, an imaging apparatus converting an image of an observed part obtained through the observing window to an electric signal and a radioac... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4979496 | Endoscope for bile duct and pancreatic duct An endoscope for bile duct and pancreatic duct of double scope system including a mother endoscope having an insertion unit to be inserted into duodenum and a daughter endoscope having an insertion unit to be inserted via papilla through a forceps channel... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4947828 | Endoscope connector Piggyback endoscopes are disclosed which are connected together releasably where the scopes receive illumination from a single light source via a single fiber optic bundle which has been divided into at least two branches, one branch being individual to e... | 08/14/1990 |
