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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007433 | Electronic endoscope An electronic endoscope according to the present invention has a video-scope that has a first image sensor and a second image sensor, and a light supplier that selectively irradiates white light and excitation-light on an observed portion. The electronic endoscope f... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7914443 | Endoscope with non-contact signal transmission and reception An endoscope is provided that can reduce examination costs by realizing commonality of an operating unit by making an inserting unit and the operating unit attachable/detachable with respect to each other to enable the exchange of inserting units. The endoscope of t... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7775971 | Capsule apparatus with rigid and flexible wiring board sections An capsule-type medical apparatus includes a sealed container; and a wiring board which is housed in the sealed container and on which a functional circuit performing a predetermined function while the capsule-type medical apparatus is inserted into a subject is mou... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7435215 | Endoscope An inserting portion has, at the proximal end thereof, an operating portion having a bending lever for bending operation. The operating portion has, on the front end side thereof, a grip portion gripped by an operator. The grip portion has therein a plate frame as a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7371209 | Endoscope head The invention relates to an endoscope head which is equipped with a plurality of function-related units such as an optical/lens system, illuminating elements, rinsing nozzles and the like. The endoscope head substantially comprises a plurality of modular plug-in or ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369176 | Autoclavable imager assembly The invention is an imager assembly for a miniature camera head. The assembly comprises an imaging sensor having conductive leads; an objective lens system placed on top of the sensor; circuitry, mounted beneath the imaging sensor, for driving the sensor and amplify... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351912 | Medical cable A cable configured for use between a medical device and a subject, includes a first end configured to connect to the medical device, a second end configured to connect to the subject, and a single elongated body between the first and second ends. The body contains a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7316646 | Unified electrical and illumination cable for endoscopic video imaging system A video imaging system including an endoscopic device, a camera, a camera control unit and a light source, the camera coupled to the camera control unit and light source via a single cable connection. The cable is advantageously provided as a pair of wires and a lig... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300397 | Endoscope electronics assembly A method for assembling an endoscope that includes an imaging subassembly inside an insertion tube having distal and proximal ends. The method includes coupling the imaging subassembly to a plurality of wires, which have respective first and second ends, by fixing t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7201717 | Electronic endoscope A hard distal component formed at the distal part of an inserting section and a leading bending piece included in a bending section are joined using a substantially cylindrical hard joint pipe. Build-in components including an imaging device that is a CCD are placed... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7170008 | Audio signal cable An audio signal cable consisting of various combinations of two or more distinct types of conductors. The cable contains at least two conductors of different types. The individual conductors within the cable may be individually insulated or uninsulated. The individu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7125378 | Hermetically sealed imaging system for medical applications An imaging system includes: an optical-system holding member for holding an optical system to form an optical image of a subject; an imaging-device holding member for holding an imaging device to obtain the optical image formed by the optical system; a case for herm... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126055 | Apparatus and methods for dielectric bias system Methods and apparatus of connecting and communicating signals between electrical devices (such as stereo or video speaker or interconnect cables or similar circuits) include applying a bias voltage across the dielectric without interfering with the signals, by apply... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7091420 | Audio cable structure An audio signal cable, the features of which are that the audio signal cable has arrayed solid and tinsel wire conductors. After each of the conductors are insulated and bundled, they are placed into a surrounding insulation. The solid conductors are of a circular a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074181 | Hermetically sealed endoscope image pick-up device The present invention provides an image pick-up device and an endoscope in which a lens member and a solid-state image pick-up device are prevented from exposure to water vapor during autoclave sterilization, and in which the diameter of an insertion portion is narr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060905 | Electrical cable having an organized signal placement and its preparation An electrical cable has a central conductor structure and a plurality of spiral conductor structures spirally wrapped around the central conductor structure. Each of the spiral conductor structures includes an electrically conducting spiral conductor, and a spiral c... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7034229 | Audio and video signal cable An audio and video signal cable consisting of parallel arrayed conductors having different geometric shapes and cross-sectional areas. Each conductor is individually insulated and all conductors are surrounded by a common insulation. Tinsel, enamel covered wire, or ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6969805 | Structure of audio signal cable An audio signal cable, the features of which are that the audio signal cable has arrayed solid and tinsel wire conductors. After each of the conductors are insulated and bundled, they are placed into a surrounding insulation. The solid conductors are of a circular a... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6953432 | Imager cover-glass mounting Devices and methods for protecting components of imaging devices are provided. In the illustrative embodiment, a plano-concave protective cover is provided which is bonded to an imager window by applying a thick, quick-setting adhesive to the exterior of the cover a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6944031 | PCB structure for scope unit of electronic endoscope A printed circuit board structure for a scope unit of an electronic endoscope system, which is provided with a first printed circuit board formed with a first circuit section, and a second printed circuit board formed with a second circuit section. The first printed... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6818826 | Fixing structure of signal cable An outer-coating layer of a signal cable is sandwiched and is fixed between a rear end portion of a cylindrical member and a step portion of the inner diameter of a substrate fixing portion. A slip stop fixes the outer-coating layer in the pull-out direction. An ele... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805665 | Image pick-up device for endoscopes An imaging unit for endoscopes including optical elements for forming an optical image; an imaging device for photoelectrically converting the optical image; a hermetic seal member having at least said optical element and the imaging device incorporated therein; and... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6638212 | Endoscope system having storage part of endoscope-related-data provided in endoscope A nonvolatile, programmable memory is incorporated in an endoscope. Endoscope-related data closely relevant to the endoscope, such as, an endoscope model name and the number of power feeds are stored in the nonvolatile memory. The endoscope is connected t... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6595913 | Cable structure in electronic endoscope A lead is connected to a shield through a notch formed on a sheathing of the shield so that the connecting part between the shield and the lead is contained within the notch. A sheathing of the lead can be directly connected over the sheathing of the shie... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6547721 | Endoscope capable of being autoclaved An endoscope capable of being autoclaved in accordance with the present invention includes an insertion unit, an internal endoscope space, and contents. The insertion unit has a soft member, which is made of a soft polymeric material, as at least part of ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6520908 | Electronic endoscope An electronic endoscope in accordance with the present invention consists broadly of an operation unit, an elongated insertion unit, and a universal cord. The operation unit has a treatment appliance insertion port and various operation switches and fills... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6348035 | Connection system for electronic endoscope A connection system for an electronic endoscope, including a flexible scope and a video-signal processing unit, is utilized to establish a detachable connection between the scope and the unit. The scope has a solid image sensor to produce image-pixel sign... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6315712 | Video endoscopic probe with a distal color CCD sensor A video endoscopic probe has a distal terminal utilizing an objective, a color CCD sensor, and an electrical interface microcircuit. The probe utilizes a continuous bundle of optical fibers which is coupled to a light source. The probe also has a video pr... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6293910 | Endoscope, method of manufacturing the same, and insertion member An endoscope has an elongated insertion portion to be inserted into a subject, wherein the insertion portion directs illumination light for illuminating the subject, and comprises a cylindrical light directing member being hard enough to maintain its conf... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6142930 | Electronic endoscope having compact construction An electronic endoscope with which the electrical insulation between side faces of a solid-state imaging element and inner leads of a flexible circuit board will be secured and with which the external dimension after assembly of the unit comprised of the ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6130520 | Diagnostic instrument system A handle for a diagnostic instrument includes a battery housing for retaining at least one rechargeable battery and a set of interchangeable adapters which can be selectively and releasably engaged with the housing to allow recharging of the battery throu... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6095970 | Endoscope An endoscope includes a insertion tube which is inserted into a human body, an imaging device, an object optical system which forms image on the imaging device, a detachable unit accommodating the imaging device and the object optical system. The detachab... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6086528 | Surgical devices with removable imaging capability and methods of employing same Surgical devices with removable imaging capability and methods are disclosed. The imaging capability for the surgical devices are provided by a very small microendoscope having processor circuitry at the distal end for providing a video ready signal to a ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6080101 | Endoscope video camera head which can be autoclaved A TV camera is attached to an eyepiece unit of an endoscope and includes a solid-state imaging device. A housing of the TV camera has an outer metallic sheathing. The outer metallic sheathing is hermetically coupled via an insulating material to a metalli... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5984860 | Pass-through duodenal enteroscopic device A pass-through duodenal enteroscopic device utilizes the natural contraction wave of the small intestine to propel the device through the small intestine at about the same speed as any other object therein. The exterior of the device is streamlined over t... | 11/16/1999 |
