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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052598 | Systems and methods for calibrating an endoscope A method and apparatus for calibrating an endoscope includes an endoscope system configured to acquire a first calibration image at a first calibration focal length and determine a radius of a first calibration image boundary corresponding to the first calibration f... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7951075 | Inspection method with endoscope An endoscopic inspection method includes staining step and super magnified observation step. In the staining step, a distal end surface of a distal end portion of an endoscope which includes a distal end opening of a channel and a first lens that forms a super high-... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7927273 | Endoscope image pickup unit for picking up magnified images of an object, a focus adjustment apparatus and method, and a focus range check apparatus and method for the same An endoscope image pickup unit is disclosed that captures magnified images of an object. An objective optical system of the image pickup unit includes, in order from the object side, a front lens group having positive refractive power and an aperture stop. Various c... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7901352 | Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus comprises: an insertion section including a distal end; a power changing movable lens that makes observational magnification variable, the power changing movable lens being movably built in an objective optical system provided at the distal en... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7559891 | 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... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7399275 | Otoscope An otoscope permitting examination of a patient's ear is defined by an instrument head including a proximal end and a distal insertion portion that is insertable into the ear. The otoscope includes an imaging lens train disposed within the instrument head, wherein e... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7319897 | Localization device display method and apparatus A localization device display method and apparatus for displaying different views, e.g., of different magnification, based on the proximity of the tip of a pointer tracked by the localization device to a reference location identified by the localization device. The ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309311 | Endoscopic observation apparatus and medical device holder An endoscope is connected optically removably to a TV camera through an adapter. A plurality of fixing pins is arranged on both sides of an insertion axis of an insertion part of the endoscope. A fixing unit to fix the endoscope removably is provided at the front en... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294102 | Method and apparatus for providing depth control or z-actuation A position control apparatus for controlling position along an axis, comprising: an extensible member that can be extended and contracted along said axis, comprising shape memory alloy locatable to expand and contract along said axis, heating means for controlling s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285089 | Confocal imaging equipment in particular for endoscope Equipment includes an image guide (1) consisting of flexible optical fibers with: on the proximal end side: a source (2), angular scanning elements (3), injection elements (4) in one of the fibers, elements for splitting (5) the il... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267648 | Magnifying image pickup unit for an endoscope, an endoscope for in vivo cellular observation that uses it, and endoscopic, in vivo cellular observation methods An endoscope observation system for in vivo cellular observation is disclosed that includes an illumination optical system having a light source for supplying illumination light to an object, an objective optical system that forms a magnified image of the object suc... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7265199 | Poly-tri-fluoro-ethoxypolyphosphazene coverings and films The present invention relates to an anti-thrombogenic, physically well-tolerated polymer and its use for manufacturing sheaths and films as a component of therapeutic devices for preventing excessive cell proliferation. Furthermore, it relates to films made from the... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7154083 | Confocal probe A confocal probe emits a scanning beam to a target and receives light returned therefrom to obtain an image thereof. The confocal probe has a chamber accommodating an optical system. The optical system includes an optical fiber through which a light beam is introduc... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149332 | Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides A method of and apparatus for viewing microscopic images include transmitting tiled microscopic images from a server to a client. The client assembles the tiled images into a seamless virtual slide or specimen image and provides tools for manipulating image magnific... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137948 | Medical inspection device A dental/medical instrument is provided for use in diagnostic and related patient inspection/examination. The device includes a body having an integral speculum with a video image capture device, a power supply and a display. These components, in addition to user ac... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7110586 | Apparatus for remote control of a microscope An apparatus and method acquires and stores multiple resolution images from a specimen on a support and provides to the user a low magnification, reconstructed macro image of the entire specimen, or a large portion thereof, to aid the person in selecting points of i... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7070586 | Surgical access apparatus and method A trocar system for providing access across a body wall includes a trocar and an anchor provided in the form of a first helix. The anchor is adapted for placement in an operative position wherein the anchor extends at least partially through the body wall. A second ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7061606 | Near infrared chemical imaging microscope A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near infrared radiation wavelength and light in the visible wavelength. A multi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7022068 | Endoscope system with a hollow cylinder and a bellows moving mechanism An endoscope system with a hollow cylinder and bellows moving mechanism is provided. The system includes a cylinder having a head unit mounted by a camera devices, a front fixing unit connected to the head unit which is installed to an outer circumference of the cyl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6949069 | Endoscope An endoscope assembly is disclosed having a housing adapted to be manipulated by medical personnel, such as a surgeon. An elongated lens tube has one end secured to the housing while an elongated stage is removably secured to the housing so that the stage encompasse... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943959 | Objective optical system In a nearer order from its object, a first lens group which has a negative refractive power, a brightness diaphragm, and a second lens group which has a positive refractive power, and a moving lens group which moves on an optical axis, conditions such as 2≦DL... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939294 | Endoscope apparatus allocating functions of switches by endoscope An endoscope apparatus has an endoscope that is arranged to be connectable to a processor unit, and has a first, second and third operation switches provided on an operation section of the endoscope for operating various functions. The endoscope is provided with a r... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932762 | Endoscope having red component cut filter An endoscope includes a red component cut optical filter having a characteristic that a spectral transmittance becomes half at 630 nm and zero at 670 nm, for example between a light source and an infrared cut filter, to remove a long wavelength component mainly in a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929603 | Variable view arthroscope A variable-view arthroscope or similar instrument (endoscope, etc.) includes a housing tube with an input end. The housing tube contains an input assembly and a portion of a light relay assembly. A control varies the position of the input assembly to change the view... | 08/16/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6869397 | Non-tethered macro-to-micro endoscope An endoscope to perform non-tethered macroscopy and microscopy at the same time is provided. An electromagnetic source is used to deliver electromagnetic energy through a first optical pathway to a tissue inside a body. An image detector is used to detect the reflec... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6758807 | Electronic endoscope with power scaling function An electronic endoscope equipped with an electronic zoom IC circuit that optically scales an object under observation using power scaling lenses and performs electronic power scaling processing on an image obtained by a CCD, wherein the electronic endoscope sets a p... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6685631 | Electronic endoscope system having variable power function To provide an electronic endoscope system provided with an objective optical system for optically magnifying an image to be observed by using a variable power lens and an electronic zoom IC circuit for electronically magnifying an image obtained by a CCD.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6679839 | Endoscope An endoscope assembly is disclosed having a housing adapted to be manipulated by medical personnel, such as a surgeon. An elongated lens tube has one end secured to the housing while an elongated stage is removably secured to the housing so that the stage... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679838 | Micro-endoscopic system A micro-endoscopic system employs a pulsed xenon light source and novel image collection optics with a fine diameter optical probe for an endoscope. Very bright pulses of light emitted by a xenon flash tube increase the intensity of light incident on the ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6632173 | Device for positioning components within endoscopic systems A device for positioning components within endoscopic systems includes a hermetically sealed housing. An outer ring element is mounted to rotate about the outer side of the housing and carries on its circumference at least one outer magnet. Further, an in... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6616602 | Endoscope with magnetic actuation An endoscope with a sealed housing having inner magnetic structures coupled to a displacement element and outer magnetic structures coupled to an adjustment element. The inner and outer magnetic structures are magnetically coupled to each other through th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6595916 | Endoscope apparatus using curvature of field This endoscope apparatus utilizes a phenomenon called "curvature of field" of a lens to satisfactorily bring a shape, into focus, of an object to be observed such as unevenness especially during enlargement in accordance with a shape of unevenness or the ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6582362 | Endoscope system An endoscope system in which a normal observation image and a near observation image are photographed by a solid-state image sensor upon operation of a focus adjustment device for changing a focal length and a working distance satisfies: WDWide... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572539 | Linear transmission member driving unit for endoscope In the endoscope, in which a protective tube and a linear transmission member are arranged from a tip end portion to an operating unit, for transmitting rotation of a motor to the tip end portion through the linear transmission member to thereby drive a m... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561973 | Micro-endoscopic system A micro-endoscopic system employs a pulsed xenon light source and image collection optics with a fine diameter optical probe for an endoscope. Very bright pulses of light emitted by a xenon flash tube increase the intensity of light incident on the light ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6561971 | Endoscope with magnification change function This endoscope includes a magnification change manipulative switch made easy to manipulate in relation to an angle manipulative knob. That is, in an endoscope manipulative section with an angle manipulative knob for bending a front end and a magnification... | 05/13/2003 |
