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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105233 | Endoscopic system and method for therapeutic applications and obtaining 3-dimensional human vision simulated imaging with real dynamic convergence An endoscopic system and method that is adaptable for therapeutic applications as well as sensor operation and is capable of producing 3-dimensional human vision simulated imaging with real dynamic convergence, not virtual convergence. Applications may include use i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7621868 | Convergence optics for stereoscopic imaging systems A convergence prism assembly with a housing and a prism structure having a plurality of prisms mounted in a unitary assembly. ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7335215 | Method and device for temporary emergency vessel anastomoses A device and method for achieving hemostasis and leakage control in vascular structures and other body ducts or vessels in an emergency room or trauma situation. The device has at least one shunt that contains an obturator on an end of the shunt. The shunt is insert... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7232409 | Method and apparatus for displaying endoscopic images A method is disclosed for displaying endoscopic images that includes three-dimensional surfaces, variable viewing points, directions, and orientations. A computer receives a captured endoscopic image. A virtual surface is defined in the computer with the captured im... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7211042 | 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... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207937 | Objective lens unit, in-vivo examination apparatus and adaptor When examining a living organism exhibiting dynamic behavior such as pulsing, the dynamic behavior is suppressed and clear images are acquired. The invention provides an objective lens unit including a lens barrel for supporting optical components, wherein an end su... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7170677 | Stereo-measurement borescope with 3-D viewing Two stereo images are created by splitting a single image into two images using a field of view dividing splitter. The two images can be displayed side by side so that they can be viewed directly using stereopticon technology, heads-up display, or other 3-D display ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160308 | Surgery equipment holding device A surgery equipment holding device comprises a holder for holding surgical equipment, a bar connected to the holder, a brake which operatively engages the bar for stopping movement of the bar, and a pair of switches for switching being an active state and an inactiv... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7116486 | Cylindrical optical devices and method of manufacture A lens assembly and method for manufacture. The lens assembly includes at least one lens element, with multiple sawn planar faces formed parallel to an optical axis and spaced equidistantly from the optical axis so the lens element has a polygonal cross section. Eac... | 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 |
| 7106504 | Enhanced shutter control for images that are faded into a stereo microscope The invention relates to a stereo microscope, which as a microscope used for operations comprises a viewing output for a surgeon (41) and at least one additional viewing output for an assistant (40). The stereo microscope is characterized by shutters (... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7098953 | Imaging apparatus including a plurality of photoelectric transfer devices An imaging apparatus including at least an imaging device having a plurality of photoelectric transfer devices arranged in matrix-shape to detect a light irradiated to each photoelectric transfer device and transfer to electric signal, and imaging means for imaging ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7061522 | Optical fiber fusion-splicer In an optical fiber observing image processing apparatus, at least two different capturing modes is provided in an image capturing means for capturing image data from two or more television cameras, so that, by automatically switching capturing modes in synchronous ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7050225 | Superimposing microscope having image pickup A first image-forming optical system that receives a beam of light from an objective forms a first image forming point. The first image-forming optical system forms the beam of light into a first optical image at the first image-forming point and relays the first op... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7022119 | Excimer laser eye surgery system A compact excimer laser system is provided that includes argon fluoride laser gas, electronic, and laser head all compactly arranged such that the patient bed can rotate over all of these components. This allows the patient bed to be rotated for easy egress of the p... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7006123 | Wide range image pickup apparatus and arrangement for suppressing the appearance of parallax An image pickup apparatus which can suppress appearance of a parallax between images picked up by multiple cameras is disclosed. The image pickup apparatus includes several video cameras for individually picking tip images of a number of divisional image pickup obje... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6943946 | Multiple aperture imaging system A multiple aperture imaging system, that includes: a plurality of imaging elements for capturing light; an optical relay assembly for phasing the captured light; a means for diverting the captured light within the multiple aperture imaging system to produce a plural... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6924935 | Compact multiple aperture imaging array In a method and system for imaging using multiple apertures, the present invention uses an array of lens elements to form the aperture for a high resolution imaging system. The light from each lens element is properly phased and reduced in volume to form a compact i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908307 | Dental camera utilizing multiple lenses A dental camera is provided having multiple lenses. The dental camera has at least a first lens for use in an intra-oral mode, and at least a second lens for use in an extra-oral mode. The dental camera is switchable between the intra-oral mode and the extra-oral mo... | 06/21/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6817975 | 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... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6648817 | Apparatus and method for stereo viewing in variable direction-of-view endoscopy A variable direction-of-view endoscope (74) with a spherical viewing window (34) symmetric about a symmetry plane (52) sealed to a distal end portion (18). The endoscope optical system can be adjusted to vary the direction of a view vector (22) through an... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6632172 | 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 prov... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6614595 | Stereo endoscope A stereo endoscope having right and left optical systems for stereoscopic observation which form the right and left images, respectively. The stereo endoscope further including a third optical system which has a wider field of view and a smaller maximum l... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6606113 | Stereoscopic endocsope system and TV imaging system for endoscope An armor (111a) of a scope unit (131) and a diaphragm (123) are arranged to be mutually freely turnable. The shape of an outer section (123c) of the diaphragm (123) and the shape of the inside of a scope joint (130a) of a TV camera unit (130) substantiall... | 08/12/2003 |
