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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177712 | Body insertable apparatus and body-insertable apparatus system To provide a capsule endoscope in which a degree of appearance of a sting-like member in a captured image is reduced, a capsule endoscope (2) includes an optical system (18) having a predetermined principal point, an imaging unit (19) which capt... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7896805 | In-vivo imaging device and optical system thereof The present invention provides an in-vivo imaging device comprising at least one imager and an associated optical system, at least the optical system located in an optical dome of the imaging device, the optical dome having a tip, the optical system comprising an op... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7695431 | Objective lens unit for endoscope An objective optical system is configured to be suitable to be implemented at a tip of an endoscope. The objective optical system is provided with a first lens unit having a first lens barrel and a first optical system including plurality of lens elements assembled ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7662094 | Optical head assembly with dome, and device for use thereof A device and system including an optical head assembly and a dome, and a method for use thereof. The optical head assembly includes an illumination portion and an imaging portion and is situated behind the dome. The dome may have an optical system integrated therein... | 02/16/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7364543 | Paired angled rotation scanning probes and methods of use Probes, and systems and methods for optically scanning a conical volume in front of a probe, for use with an imaging modality, such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). A probe includes an optical fiber having a proximal end and a distal end and defining an axis, ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7317180 | Imaging optical system and endoscope provided with imaging optical system An imaging optical system includes a spherical or nearly spherical viewing port, an objective lens that includes an aspheric surface and is formed as a single lens element, and a solid-state image sensor that receives an image formed by the imaging optical system. S... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304794 | Microscope The microscope (S, 100) has a hand piece (20, 112), whose tip is mounted with a thin sheet-like mirror unit (M, 10, 130, 220), and around both ends of the base (11e, 131c) thereof is arranged an illuminating light sou... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261687 | Forward scanning imaging optical fiber probe Probes, and systems and methods for optically scanning a conical volume in front of a probe, for use with an imaging modality, such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). A probe includes an optical fiber having a proximal end and a distal end and defining an axis, ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259849 | Optical system for micro analyzing system There is provided an optical system 8 for a micro analyzing system capable of precisely analyzing a sample. In the optical system 8, after light beams leaving the tip of an optical fiber 14 pass through a condensing part 13, a sample movi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244229 | Capsule endoscope A capsule endoscope is disclosed having an illumination means, an imaging system that includes an objective optical system, and a transparent cover. The invention is characterized by one of: (1) the transparent cover has a larger radius of curvature in a central reg... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229406 | Device for positioning at least one optical component inside an endoscopic system A device for positioning at least one optical component inside an endoscopic system has a housing through which an optical axis of the endoscopic system extends and in which the at least one optical component is arranged. The at least one optical component can be pi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230756 | Integrated optical system for endoscopes and the like Optical systems for endoscopes, borescopes, dental scopes, and the like which are characterized by having three groups of lenses of positive optical power and an external entrance pupil. Typically, all three groups of lenses are displaced from the pupil and focal pl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223232 | Endoscope probe system having confocal optical systems An endoscope probe system includes an endoscope probe to be inserted into a body cavity to observe tissue of a living body. The endoscope probe system further includes a laser source that emits multiple laser beams, a light detector having multiple light receiving e... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7175593 | Variable view arthroscope with charge coupled device A variable view arthroscope includes a tubular housing having a longitudinal axis and an input end, an input lens and a CCD in the input end of the housing for capturing and relaying an image object. In some embodiments, a variable view arthroscope with a plurality ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177088 | Compact objective optical system and examination apparatus By reducing the outer diameter, increasing the overall length, and correcting chromatic aberration well, the invention realizes an objective optical system and examination apparatus that are suitable for in-vivo examination with a sufficiently increased length and w... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170480 | Video display apparatus A color video display apparatus comprises a pixel array with each pixel containing one or more LEDs for generating each of the selected colors and a diffractive optical element positioned in front of the array to form the transmitted light into a substantially ellip... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160249 | 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... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7033317 | Disposable endoscope and method of making a disposable endoscope An endoscope having a sheath having a plurality of lumens, an imaging bundle received in a first lumen in the sheath, and a lighting bundle received in one or more second lumens in the sheath. A distal tip connects to a distal end of the sheath and includes an objec... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7001316 | Device for carrying out an active motion therapy method and shaped body of such a device A shaped body (1) of plastic material with rounded outer contours is used for carrying out a method of active motion therapy by filling bulk material (11) of shaped bodies (1) into a container (12). The limbs (13) to be trained are... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994668 | Four-group endoscope objective lens A four-group endoscope objective lens includes, in order from the object side, a first lens group of negative refractive power, a second lens group of positive refractive power, a diaphragm, and third and fourth lens groups of positive refractive power. The second a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984206 | Endoscope and endoscope system with optical phase modulation member An endoscope system consists mainly of: an endoscope having a solid-state imaging device and an objective optical system that converges an object image on said solid-state imaging device; and a signal processing unit that processes an image signal produced by the en... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6955644 | Autoclavable endoscope A rigid endoscope includes an outer housing subassembly that supports an optics subassembly. The outer body subassembly includes concentric tubes with optical fiber for providing object illumination. The optics subassembly includes a tubular sheath sealed at both en... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6939295 | Capsule endoscope A capsule endoscope is disclosed having an illumination means, an imaging system that includes an objective optical system, and a transparent cover. The invention is characterized by one of: (1) the transparent cover has a larger radius of curvature in a central reg... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937397 | Diffractive optical element and optical system having the same Disclosed is a diffractive optical element which includes a plurality of diffraction gratings being made of materials having different dispersions and being formed in accumulation, wherein at least one of the diffraction gratings has a varying grating thickness.... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932812 | Large area thermal ablation A large area thermal ablation apparatus for use with an endoscope includes a housing and at least one electrode. The housing is removably attachable to a distal terminating end of the endoscope. The housing includes an outer surface and a cross-sectional area that i... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929604 | Optic for industrial endoscope/borescope with narrow field of view and low distortion An optic for the imaging optics on the distal end of a flexible fiberoptic endoscope or rigid borescope inspection tool. The image coverage is over a narrow ( | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905462 | Endoscope image pickup optical system An endoscope optical system is capable of obtaining favorable endoscopic images at all times by overcoming the conventional disadvantages that diagnosis is hindered by image quality disturbance due to the increase in pixel density resulting from the reduction in pix... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6821246 | Endoscope fitted with a window covering a light guide and an image transmitter A rigid endoscope optics including an outer tube (1) of which the distal aperture is closed by a window (2) affixed to the outer tube in a sealed manner. The outer tube encloses an image transmitter (4, 5) running through it and a light guide ( | 11/23/2004 |
| 6695775 | Lens assembly for endoscopic lens system An optical lens assembly containing a plural number of lens elements for an optical system to be incorporated into a tip end portion of an endoscopic insertion instrument. Of a plural number of lenses which constitute an optical system, a metal film layer... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6682478 | Endoscope apparatus with an insertion part having a small outer diameter which includes and object optical system An endoscope apparatus has an object optical system to conduct measurements or stereoscopic-vision observations. The object optical system arranges in order from an object side to an image side, a first unit, a second unit, a third unit, and an image pick... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6659942 | Endoscope with a deflection system The present invention relates to an endoscope comprising a deflection system for a visual angle of up to 30 degrees which comprises reflective deflection elements. The inventive endoscope is characterized in that the beams which form the image are reflect... | 12/09/2003 |
