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20100027010 | VARIABLE SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE - Desired spectral characteristics are attained by making reflection films close enough. A variable spectroscopy device ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100103522 | VARIABLE SPECTRAL ELEMENT - Desired spectral characteristics are obtained by bringing reflection films sufficiently close together while avoiding optical contact between the reflection films. Provided is a variable spectral element ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100168588 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM FOR FLUORESCENT OBSERVATION - An endoscope system is disclosed for detecting fluorescent light emitted in the near-infrared region by a plurality of fluorescent labeling materials introduced into a living tissue. An illumination system generates illumination light in the wavelength range 600 nm-2000 nm which serves as excitation light for the plurality of fluorescent labeling materials, and a detection system that can separately detect different ones of the plurality of fluorescent light emissions that are emitted at different wavelengths from among the plurality of fluorescent labeling materials is provided. The endoscope system may include a conventional-type endoscope having an insertion section, or a capsule endoscope that wirelessly transmits image data. By superimposing the image data obtained using reflected light in the visible region and fluorescent light emitted by the fluorescent labeling materials, improved diagnostic capabilities are provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100317919 | SPECTRAL ENDOSCOPE AND ITS WAVELENGTH CALIBRATION METHOD - When using a spectral endoscope, the spectral characteristic can be precisely set to be suitable for use conditions. There is provided a spectral endoscope ( | 12-16-2010 |
20110068278 | FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS - To accurately obtain fluorescence intensity in a variable passband. Provided is a fluorescence observation apparatus including an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a Fabry-Perot resonator including a variable passband in which the wavelength of light that passes therethrough changes with changes in distance between the surfaces of optical members opposing each other with a distance therebetween, a fixed passband in which the wavelength of light that passes therethrough does not change irrespective of changes in the distance between the surfaces, and a transition band therebetween; an excitation-light cut filter that blocks passage of the excitation light; a band cut filter having a cut-off band including the transition band and not including the wavelength of the excitation light; and a photodetector that detects fluorescence that has passed through the Fabry-Perot resonator, the excitation-light cut filter, and the band cut filter. | 03-24-2011 |
20110282143 | FLUORESCENT ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - A fluorescent endoscope apparatus according to the present invention comprises an excitation light irradiation means which irradiates excitation light to a living body, a wavelength selection and transmission means which selects and transmits light from the living body, a photo detector means by which the selected and transmitted light is photoelectrically converted, a wavelength selection control means which controls the wavelength selection and transmission means so that the wavelength selection and transmission means selects and transmits light in a plurality of fluorescence detection wavelength regions and light in spectrum acquisition wavelength regions in a predetermined wavelength range that includes at least one fluorescence detection wavelength region, a fluorescent image compounding means in the fluorescence detection wavelength regions, a display means for displaying the synthesized image, and an intensity distribution obtaining means which acquires the intensity distribution of light in the predetermined wavelength range. | 11-17-2011 |
20120150045 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM FOR FLUORESCENT OBSERVATION - An endoscope system is disclosed for detecting fluorescent light emitted in the near-infrared region by a plurality of fluorescent labeling materials introduced into a living tissue. An illumination system generates illumination light in the wavelength range 600 nm-2000 nm which serves as excitation light for the plurality of fluorescent labeling materials, and a detection system that can separately detect different ones of the plurality of fluorescent light emissions that are emitted at different wavelengths from among the plurality of fluorescent labeling materials is provided. The endoscope system may include a conventional-type endoscope having an insertion section, or a capsule endoscope that wirelessly transmits image data. By superimposing the image data obtained using reflected light in the visible region and fluorescent light emitted by the fluorescent labeling materials, improved diagnostic capabilities are provided. | 06-14-2012 |
20140005476 | FLUORESCENCE-ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
20140081919 | DISTRIBUTED BACKUP SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ACCESS DESTINATION BASED ON MULTIPLE PERFORMANCE INDEXES - A backup system having duplicated file system data and composed of a plurality of storage systems having different performances is provided, wherein a processing time required for backup of a small-sized file or an on-demand restoration of a file is reduced. A distributed backup system composed of a storage system and a plurality of backup units is equipped with a function for selecting a backup unit based on a plurality of performance indexes, and a requested data transfer size for performing backup or restoration is considered when performing the selection. | 03-20-2014 |