Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
600111000 | Sterioscopic | 49 |
20090259102 | ENDOSCOPIC VISION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a novel endoscope or an optical large view endoscopic system with improved depth perception. In particular, a multiple viewpoint endoscope system comprising a multiple viewpoint camera setup and/or an intelligent or cognitive image control system and display device particularly adapted for localising internal structures within a cavity or an enclosing structure, such as an animal body, for instance the abdomen of an animal or human, or for localising a real or synthetic image of such internal structures within an overview image or on an overview 3D model. | 10-15-2009 |
20090292170 | STEREO-ENDOSCOPE - A stereo-endoscope is provided having a hollow shank with two axially parallel optical channels, which channels run through the hollow shank and respectively form at least a section of an image path to respective oculars of a binocular observation device arranged on the proximal end of the hollow shank. Moreover, the stereo-endoscope includes a camera connection, and one of the optical channels also forms at least one section of an image path to the camera connection. | 11-26-2009 |
20090292171 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device for examination or treatment based on a reference point, includes: a virtual endoscopic image generation section configured to generate a virtual endoscopic image of a bronchus from a plurality of different line-of-sight positions using three-dimensional image data of the bronchus of a subject that is obtained in advance; an image retrieval section configured to retrieve a virtual endoscopic image highly similar to an endoscopic image of the bronchus picked up by an image pickup section arranged at a distal end portion of an insertion section; a reference-point setting section configured to set a reference point based on a line-of-sight position of the highly similar virtual endoscopic image; and a relative-position calculation section configured to calculate a relative position of a treatment instrument to the reference point. | 11-26-2009 |
20100048995 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF THE INTERIOR OF AN OBJECT - The invention relates to an imaging system and a method for three-dimensional imaging of the interior of an object. The imaging system comprises illumination means ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100261961 | HERMETICALLY SEALED DISTAL SENSOR ENDOSCOPE - In one embodiment, an endoscopic camera for a robotic surgical system includes a stereo camera module mounted to a robotic arm of a patient side cart. The optical and electro-optic components of the camera module are hermetically sealed within a first housing. Signals from an electro-optic component travel through traces in a ceramic substrate forming one side of the hermetically sealed first housing. A second housing surrounds the first housing and optical fibers are dispersed between the housings to provide lighting in a body cavity. The camera module may be sterilized by an autoclave. | 10-14-2010 |
20110152615 | SURGICAL MANIPULATOR - A surgical manipulator includes an intracorporeal unit that is completely arrangeable within a body cavity and that includes a coupling member and an effector. An extracorporeal unit includes a manipulator to manipulate at least the effector, and a connecting unit for connecting the intracorporeal unit to the extracorporeal unit when the intracorporeal unit is arranged within the body cavity and for transferring manipulating activities from the extracorporeal unit to the intracorporeal unit. | 06-23-2011 |
20120130168 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus is adapted to be inserted into an inside of a subject and observe the inside of the subject and includes: an observation optical system which has a first optical path and a second optical path with parallax; an imaging portion on which a light passing through the first optical path and a light passing through the second optical path are formed; a diaphragm portion which selectively blocks out the first optical path or the second optical path; a distance measurement portion which measures a distance to the subject on the basis of parallax between a first image formed on the imaging portion via the first optical path and a second image formed on the imaging portion via the second optical path; a displacement amount detection portion which detects a displacement amount between two first images acquired with a time interval therebetween; and a measurement environment determination portion which determines, on the basis of the displacement amount, whether or not the first image and the second image are suitably used for measurement by the distance measurement portion. | 05-24-2012 |
20120289781 | PIVOTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO ENDOSCOPE - A surgical camera assembly includes a proximal member defining a longitudinal axis and a distal member defining a pointed tip configured to puncture tissue to permit insertion of the surgical camera assembly therethrough. The distal member is pivotably coupled to the proximal member and is movable relative thereto between a first position, wherein the distal member is aligned with the longitudinal axis, and a second position, wherein the distal member is angled off the longitudinal axis. First and second surgical cameras are disposed within the distal member in fixed position and longitudinally-spaced relative to one another. Each of the cameras is oriented to define a viewing area in a direction extending from an outer lateral periphery of the distal member. The cameras are configured to produce video images that are used in conjunction with one another to provide a three-dimensional video image of the internal surgical site. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289782 | TWIN CAMERA ENDOSCOPE - A surgical camera assembly includes a base and first and second spaced-apart legs extending distally from the base. The legs are configured for positioning within an internal surgical site and are disposed in parallel orientation relative to one another. The legs are slidable relative to one other and to the base. A first camera is disposed within the first leg and is configured to produce a video image of the area extending distally and radially outwardly from the distal end of the first leg. A second camera is disposed within the second leg and is configured to produce a video image of the area extending distally and radially outwardly from the distal end of the second leg. The video images produced by the first and second cameras are used in conjunction with one another to provide a three-dimensional video image of the internal surgical site. | 11-15-2012 |
20120316392 | SPHERICAL CAPSULE VIDEO ENDOSCOPY - An imaging device, for example a endoscopic capsule, comprising a core base ( | 12-13-2012 |
20130041221 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT AND AN IMAGING PIPELINE WITH ENHANCED COLOR PERFORMANCE IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - In a minimally invasive surgical system, an image capture unit includes a prism assembly and sensor assembly. The prism assembly includes a beam splitter, while the sensor assembly includes coplanar image capture sensors. Each of the coplanar image capture sensors has a common front end optical structure, e.g., the optical structure distal to the image capture unit is the same for each of the sensors. A controller enhances images acquired by the coplanar image capture sensors. The enhanced images may include (a) visible images with enhanced feature definition, in which a particular feature in the scene is emphasized to the operator of minimally invasive surgical system; (b) images having increased image apparent resolution; (c) images having increased dynamic range; (d) images displayed in a way based on a pixel color component vector having three or more color components; and (e) images having extended depth of field. | 02-14-2013 |
20130085329 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TARGET DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA - The present disclosure relates to calibration target devices, assemblies and methods for use with imaging systems, such as a stereoscopic endoscope. A calibration assembly includes: a target surface extends in three dimensions with calibration markers and a body with an interface that engages an endoscope so the markers are within the field of view. A first calibration marker extends along a first plane of the target surface and a second marker extends along a second plane of the target surface. The planes are different and asymmetric relative to the field of view as seen through the endoscope. Three-dimensional targets, in particular, enable endoscopic calibration using a single image (or pair of images for a stereoscopic endoscope) to reduce the calibration process complexity, calibration time and chance of error as well as allow the efficient calibration of cameras at different focus positions. | 04-04-2013 |
20130137926 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Obtaining a surface image captured by an endoscope inserted in a tubular organ associated with a surrounding blood vessel and representing an inner surface of a wall of the organ, generating, from a three-dimensional image representing a three-dimensional area including the organ, an adjacent blood vessel image depicting a portion of the blood vessel adjacent to the wall from a viewpoint in the three-dimensional image corresponding the viewpoint of the surface image, generating, from a three-dimensional image representing a three-dimensional area including a surrounding area of the organ, a surrounding blood vessel image depicting the blood vessel from a viewpoint in the three-dimensional image corresponding the viewpoint of the surface image, and causing the surface image, adjacent blood vessel image, and surrounding blood vessel image to be displayed in this order on a display unit. | 05-30-2013 |
20130158352 | MEDICAL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MARKER DISPLAY IN MEDICAL IMAGE AND MEDICAL PROCESSOR - A processor of an endoscope apparatus that is a medical apparatus generates two images that are a normal-light observation image and a special-light observation image that are obtained by picking up a return light, determines matching of observation fields of view with respect to the two images, generates a marker M that indicates a position on a living tissue for at least one of the two images based on the determination result, causes the generated two images to be displayed within a screen of a monitor, and displays the generated marker M by superimposing the marker M on at least one of the two images. | 06-20-2013 |
20130237756 | Otoscanner With Pressure Sensor For Compliance Measurement - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; the ear probe comprising a wide-angle lens optically coupled to the image sensor, laser light source, a laser optical element, and a source of non-laser video illumination; the plurality of tracking illumination sensors disposed upon the otoscanner body so as to sense reflections of tracking illumination emitted from the tracking illumination emitter and reflected from tracking targets installed at positions that are fixed relative to the scanned ear; the image sensor coupled for data communications to a data processor, with the data processor configured so that it functions by constructing a 3D image of the interior of the scanned ear. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237757 | Otoscanner with Camera For Video And Scanning - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; wherein the image sensor operates at a video frame rate that is twice a standard video frame rate; a laser light source is strobed during capture by the image sensor of alternate video frames; video frames are captured by the image sensor when only the non-laser video illumination illuminates the scanned ear; and images for constructing 3D images are captured by the image sensor only when the strobed laser light illuminates the scanned ear. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237758 | Video Otoscanner With Line-Of-Sight Of Probe and Screen - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; the ear probe comprising a wide-angle lens optically coupled to the image sensor, laser light source, a laser optical element, and a source of non-laser video illumination; the display screen coupled for data communications to the image sensor, the display screen displaying images of the scanned ear, the display screen positioned on the otoscanner body in relation to the ear probe so that when the ear probe is positioned for scanning, both the display screen and the ear probe are visible to a operator operating the otoscanner; and a data processor configured to construct a | 09-12-2013 |
20130237759 | Otoscanner With Safety Warning System - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; the image sensor coupled for data communications to a data processor, with the data processor configured to function by inferring, from a tracked position of the ear probe, previously recorded statistics describing typical ear sizes according to human demographics, and currently recorded demographic information regarding a person whose ear is scanned, the actual present position of the ear probe in relation to at least one part of the scanned ear; and providing a warning when the probe moves within a predefined distance from the part of the scanned ear. | 09-12-2013 |
20130245375 | INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACES FOR ROBOTIC MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SYSTEMS - In one embodiment of the invention, a method for a minimally invasive surgical system is disclosed. The method includes capturing and displaying camera images of a surgical site on at least one display device at a surgeon console; switching out of a following mode and into a masters-as-mice (MaM) mode; overlaying a graphical user interface (GUI) including an interactive graphical object onto the camera images; and rendering a pointer within the camera images for user interactive control. In the following mode, the input devices of the surgeon console may couple motion into surgical instruments. In the MaM mode, the input devices interact with the GUI and interactive graphical objects. The pointer is manipulated in three dimensions by input devices having at least three degrees of freedom. Interactive graphical objects are related to physical objects in the surgical site or a function thereof and are manipulatable by the input devices. | 09-19-2013 |
20130338439 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An exemplary optical device for stereoscopic imaging that includes an aperture unit. The aperture unite may be configured to adjust an aperture value of first and second aperture portions while maintaining a binocular disparity between a first alignment location of the first aperture portion and a second alignment location of the second aperture portion. | 12-19-2013 |
20140012082 | ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope includes a first lens unit that collects light corresponding to an object image which is an image including depth information of an object; a second lens unit that collects light corresponding to a surrounding tissue image which is an image of a surrounding tissue of the object; a switching unit that alternately applies light received from the first lens unit and the second lens unit to a photographing unit; and a photographing unit that alternately captures the light from the switching unit. | 01-09-2014 |
20140088361 | MULTI-ANGLE REAR-VIEWING ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A rear-viewing endoscope includes a rigid section having first and second ends, and a cavity situated between the first and second ends. The rigid section has a longitudinal length and defining a longitudinal axis (LAR). The endoscope further includes a flexible section having proximal and distal ends, where the proximal end is coupled to the second end of the rigid section; and an imaging unit having first and second ends and a cavity situated between the first and second ends, the second end of the imaging unit coupled to the distal end of the flexible section. An objective lens assembly of the endoscope includes a complementary multiband bandpass filter (CMBF) pair situated within the cavity of the imaging unit. The CMBF filter collimated image rays passing therethrough so as to output filtered image rays. A camera or detector receives the filtered image rays and forms corresponding video information for stereoscopic imaging. | 03-27-2014 |
20140163320 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - In a minimally invasive surgical system, an image capture unit includes a prism assembly and sensor assembly. The prism assembly includes a beam splitter, while the sensor assembly includes coplanar image capture sensors. Each of the coplanar image capture sensors has a common front end optical structure, e.g., the optical structure distal to the image capture unit is the same for each of the sensors. A controller enhances images acquired by the coplanar image capture sensors. The enhanced images may include (a) visible images with enhanced feature definition, in which a particular feature in the scene is emphasized to the operator of minimally invasive surgical system; (b) images having increased image apparent resolution; (c) images having increased dynamic range; (d) images displayed in a way based on a pixel color component vector having three or more color components; and (e) images having extended depth of field. | 06-12-2014 |
20140221746 | STEREO ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a stereo endoscope apparatus, including: a treatment instrument that is operable; at least two imaging units for picking up images of a subject; and a transparency-composition unit for performing, in a first region in which the treatment instrument appears within a first image picked up by one of the at least two imaging units, image composition by blending, at a predetermined composition ratio, an image of the first region and an image of a second region in which the treatment instrument does not appear within a second image picked up by another of the at least two imaging units. | 08-07-2014 |
20140221747 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHICH INCLUDE AND/OR UTILIZE FLEXIBLE FORWARD SCANNING CATHETER - These and other objects of the present disclosure can be achieved by provision of an apparatus for illuminating a structure(s), which can include a first arrangement and a second arrangement which can each be configured to rotate and deflect a radiation(s) transmitted therethrough at an angle with respect to an axis of rotation thereof. There can be a plurality of rotating third arrangements, where at least one can be connected to the first arrangement, and at least another one can be connected to the second arrangement. A fourth arrangement can be connected to the third arrangements, and can he configured to rotate the third arrangements. One of the rotating third arrangements can be flexible, can have a length that is greater than ten times a diameter of the first arrangement or the second arrangement, can he surrounded by a housing, and/or can contain an optical waveguide arrangement extending therethrough. | 08-07-2014 |
20140221748 | STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - An appropriate stereoscopic image of a subject is readily acquired. Provided is a stereoscopic endoscope device including two image capture elements spaced apart from each other and disposed at a distal end of an insertion section to be inserted into a subject; an angle changing mechanism that changes a relative angle between optical axes of the image capture elements; a distance sensor that detects the distance from the image capture elements to the subject; and a controller that controls the angle changing mechanism on the basis of the distance detected by the distance sensor. | 08-07-2014 |
20140235945 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT AND METHOD WITH AN EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD - In a minimally invasive surgical system, an image capture unit includes a prism assembly and sensor assembly. The prism assembly includes a beam splitter, while the sensor assembly includes coplanar image capture sensors. Each of the coplanar image capture sensors has a common front end optical structure, e.g., the optical structure distal to the image capture unit is the same for each of the sensors. A controller enhances images acquired by the coplanar image capture sensors. The enhanced images may include (a) visible images with enhanced feature definition, in which a particular feature in the scene is emphasized to the operator of minimally invasive surgical system; (b) images having increased image apparent resolution; (c) images having increased dynamic range; (d) images displayed in a way based on a pixel color component vector having three or more color components; and (e) images having extended depth of field. | 08-21-2014 |
20140243596 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an endoscope system and a control method thereof. The control method includes acquiring plural omnidirectional images of the surroundings of an endoscope using a stereo omnidirectional camera mounted on the endoscope, calculating distances between the endoscope and an object around the endoscope using the acquired plural omnidirectional images, and executing an operation to avoid collision between the endoscope and the object around the endoscope based on the calculated distances, thus facilitating safe operation of the endoscope. | 08-28-2014 |
20140330078 | ENDOSCOPE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An endoscope to acquire a 3D image and a wide view-angle image and an image processing apparatus using the endoscope includes a front image acquirer to acquire a front image and a lower image acquirer to acquire a lower image in a downward direction of the front image acquirer. The front image acquirer includes a first objective lens and a second objective lens arranged side by side in a horizontal direction. The lower image acquirer includes a third objective lens located below the first objective lens and inclined from the first objective lens and a fourth objective lens located below the second objective lens and inclined from the second objective lens. | 11-06-2014 |
20140336460 | STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE - Two side-by-side optical paths transmit stereoscopic right side and left side images onto the surface of a single image sensing chip. The single image sensing chip may be placed at various orientations with respect to the lens trains in the optical paths. In some embodiments a single prism is used to turn the light for both the right side and left side images onto the single image sensing chip. In other embodiments one prism is used to turn the light for the right side image and another prism is used to turn the light for the left side image, and the reflective surfaces of the two prisms are substantially coplanar such that the right side and left side images are incident on the single image sensor chip. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336461 | SURGICAL STRUCTURED LIGHT SYSTEM - A Surgical Structured Light (SSL) system is disclosed that provides real-time, dynamic 3D visual information of the surgical environment, allowing registration of pre- and intra-operative imaging, online metric measurements of tissue, and improved navigation and safety within the surgical field. | 11-13-2014 |
20140350338 | ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - An endoscope includes an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject to be observed, a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit arranged side by side in a distal end portion of the insertion portion, and a control unit which generates a 3D image from captured images taken by the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit. An optical axis of the first imaging unit can be changed to enable an image capturing area of the first imaging unit to be moved along a direction in which the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit are arranged. The endoscope includes an angle operation unit to change the inclination angle of the optical axis of the first imaging unit and an angle adjustment mechanism which changes the inclination angle of the optical axis of the first imaging unit according to an operation of the angle operation unit. | 11-27-2014 |
20140357951 | VIDEO ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE - A video endoscopic device has a camera head and two parallel optical arrangements, each with optical components, arranged coaxially with one another along a common first optical axis of the optical components of a respective optical arrangement and in the interior of an endoscope shaft. The optical components transmit an optical image from a distal end of the respective optical arrangement to a proximal end of the respective optical arrangement. The camera head contains at least one image sensor comprising a recording plane and at least two projection objectives, each having a second optical axis and arranged to project an image onto the image sensor. The optical arrangements comprise a collimating optical unit for generating an at least approximately parallel beam path at the outlet of the respective optical arrangement. The respective collimating optical unit has a third optical axis arranged coaxially with the optical components of the optical arrangements. | 12-04-2014 |
20140364693 | PROXIMAL HIGH DEFINITION ENDOSCOPE - A stereoscopic endoscope pupil configuration for embedding in a stereoscopic endoscope, the shape of the cross section of the stereoscopic endoscope is a predetermined closed two-dimensional shape, the stereoscopic endoscope pupil configuration including at least two pupils, each of the at least two pupils having a shape covering a different unique portion of the two-dimensional closed shape, and together the at least two pupils substantially fully forming the two-dimensional closed shape. | 12-11-2014 |
20150018617 | STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE - A stereoscopic endoscope includes an insertion portion, an objective optical system provided at a distal end portion of the insertion portion, an objective optical system provided at the distal end portion, a first opening portion provided a predetermined distance apart from an optical axis center of the objective optical system and configured to deliver fluid to the objective optical system, and a second opening portion provided a distance equivalent to the predetermined distance apart from an optical axis center of the objective optical system and configured to deliver the fluid in a supply direction same as a supply direction of the first opening portion to the objective optical system. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018618 | STEREOSCOPIC ENDSCOPE SYSTEM - To simultaneously observe not only a principal part but also a surrounding wide range, the present invention provides a stereoscopic endoscope system including an endoscope including a plurality of image capturing units which photograph a subject to acquire images at a leading edge of a long narrow insertion unit insertable into the subject, an image processing apparatus that processes the images obtained by the image capturing units in the endoscope | 01-15-2015 |
20150080654 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope ( | 03-19-2015 |
20150105619 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES FOR VISUALIZATION OF DISEASED TISSUE IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS - Endoscopic devices and methods for imaging and treating organs and tissues are described. The endoscopic devices described herein include flexible endoscopes, rigid endoscopes, and capsule endoscopes. The endoscopic device may comprise one or more cameras and one or more light sources. In some embodiments, the endoscopic device comprises at least one white light camera, at least one blue light camera, at least one white light source, and at least one blue light source. In some embodiments, fluorescent targeting constructs can be injected into the subject and bound to and/or taken up by a tumor or diseased tissue. Diseased tissue can be identified by viewing the fluorescence emanating from the fluorescent targeting constructs by illuminating an in vivo body part of the subject with light having at least one excitation wavelength in the range from 400 nm to about 510 nm. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112136 | POLARIMETRIC ACCESSORY FOR COLPOSCOPE - A polarization-based colposcopy apparatus includes a polarization exchanging beam splitter pair oriented so that s- and p-polarizations are exchanged. An optical flux from a specimen is directed through the pair, and orthogonal components thereof are alternately or selectively coupled to an array detector. The detected images are processed based on image correlations to reveal specimen structures. | 04-23-2015 |
20150141755 | SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS - A surgical retractor includes a plurality of cameras integrated therein. One such retractor includes a tubular retractor and an insert supporting said plurality of cameras can be disposed within a tubular retractor. | 05-21-2015 |
20150305600 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes a determining section that determines whether or not an image pickup device is moving at a predetermined speed or higher based on position/direction information and determines, when the image pickup device is not moving at the predetermined speed or higher, that a subject internal image is an image that can be pasted onto a model image of a predetermined organ in a state where the position/direction information of an objective optical window and position/direction information in a coordinate system of the predetermined organ model image are associated with each other, and an image pasting section that reads the subject internal image determined to be the image that can be pasted from the memory and pastes the subject internal image onto the model image of the predetermined organ based on the position/direction information. | 10-29-2015 |
20150374210 | PHOTOMETRIC STEREO ENDOSCOPY - The present invention relates to systems and methods for photometric endoscope imaging. The methods can further include chromoendoscopy and computer aided detection procedures for the imaging of body lumens and cavities. | 12-31-2015 |
20160004065 | Endoscope with Pupil Expander - Disclosed are stereo endoscopes where the optical train of one optical system is separated in a left and right optical train. The separation in a left and right optical train is achieved by splitting the entrance pupil in a left and right pupil half. To additionally achieve a significant stereoscopic disparity the distance between the left and right pupil half is expanded. The separation of the entrance pupil and the expansion of the left and right pupil half is achieved by a distally located prism block. This prism block consists of a pair of rhomboidal prisms which are located exactly at the entrance pupil inside the endoscope objective. The front lens group is replaced by an identical pair of front lens groups each assembled in front of one of the two rhomboidal prisms. Such stereo endoscopes with expanded pupil halves enable to build stereo endoscopes with very small diameter or stereo endoscopes for special surgical applications. The described stereo endoscopes also include video endoscopes where the aperture functioning as the entrance pupil is separated in two halves and expanded for better stereoscopic effect. The prism block of the disclosed stereo endoscopes can also be used to separate the exit pupil of the disclosed stereo endoscopes and expand the optical axes on the proximal side to adapt to different stereo endoscopic cameras. | 01-07-2016 |
20160081529 | STEERABLE ELECTRONIC STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE - A steerable stereoscopic endoscope comprising:
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20160095504 | STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A stereoscopic endoscope system includes a stereoscopic endoscope and an identification information combining section. The stereoscopic endoscope is provided with an R image pickup section and an R output section which are provided on a right side of an endoscope body, an L image pickup section and an L output section which are provided on a left side of the endoscope body, and an R memory and an L memory which store correction information for either right or left and identification information. The right and left image pickup sections and the right and left memories are correctly or incorrectly combined and are connected to the right and left output sections. The identification information combining section performs image combination of an image and identification information inputted from the R output section or an image and identification information inputted from the L output section and outputs a combined image. | 04-07-2016 |
20160113482 | SURGICAL DEVICE - Provided is a surgical device that can give an accurate feeling of depth even when the surgical device is inserted in a horizontal direction on left and right images. Therefore, a plurality of indicators are provided in a shaft section and an interval between the respective indicators adjacent to each other is set to an interval for always setting an interval between the respective indicators on the left and right respective images to be larger than a shift amount in a left-right direction of the corresponding indicators between the left and right images when an image of the shaft section is picked up in a state in which the shaft section is orthogonal to optical axes of left and right image pickup optical systems within a predetermined error range. | 04-28-2016 |
20160128550 | ADAPTER FOR ENDOSCOPY - An adapter for the releasable and relockable coupling of an endoscope with a camera head has an inner wall and an outer wall that are connected with one another via a connecting wall extending between the inner wall and outer wall at or near their first axial ends, and which inner wall and outer wall are arranged with at least a lateral separation from one another, so that an open clearance results between the inner wall and outer wall on a second axial side that is situated opposite the first axial ends. Furthermore, the adapter comprises a coupling wall that seals a clearance enclosed by the inner wall at or near a second axial end of the inner wall, such that the clearance that is enclosed by the inner wall is open at a first axial side that is situated opposite the second axial end of the inner wall. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128553 | Intra- Abdominal Lightfield 3D Endoscope and Method of Making the Same - The inventions disclosed herein are related to various designs of intra-abdominal three-dimensional (3D) imaging systems that are able to provide 3D visualization, measurement, registration and display capability for minimally invasive surgeries. | 05-12-2016 |
20160143509 | SYSTEM FOR STEREO RECONSTRUCTION FROM MONOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE IMAGES - According to some embodiments of the present invention, a system for stereo reconstruction from a monoscopic endoscope is provided. The monoscopic endoscope comprising an image pick-up element at a distal end thereof and a working channel defined by a body of the monoscopic endoscope. The working channel provides a port at the distal end of the monoscopic endoscope. The system for stereo reconstruction comprises a light patterning component configured to be disposed within the working channel of the monoscopic endoscope such that a light emitting end of the light patterning component will be fixed with a defined relative distance from the distal end of the image pick-up element. The system for stereo reconstruction also includes a data processor adapted to be in communication with the image pick-up element. The light patterning component forms a pattern of light that is projected onto a region of interest. The data processor is configured to receive an image signal of the region of interest that includes the pattern, and determine a distance from the endoscope to the region of interest based on the image signal and based on the defined relative distance between the light emitting end of the light patterning component and the distal end of the image pick-up element. | 05-26-2016 |