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7616238 Method for timing control of an image sensor  
An imaging device having an in vivo CMOS image sensor, at least one illumination source and a controller. The controller controls the illumination source to illuminate for a first period and to be...
7604589 Device, system and method for determining orientation of in-vivo devices  
A system and method may determine the orientation of an in-vivo imaging device relative to the earth's gravitation field. Some embodiments may enable indication of specific locations where other...
7591780 Miniaturized imaging device with integrated circuit connector system  
A miniaturized imaging device and method of viewing small luminal cavities are described. The imaging device can be used as part of a catheter, and can include a lens, an SSID including an imaging...
7589316 Scanning beam imaging with adjustable detector sensitivity or gain  
A scanning beam assembly comprising: a beam generator to generate a beam of radiation, an oscillating reflector configured to deflect the beam at varying angles of excursion to yield a scanned beam...
7588535 Apparatus, method and system for intravascular photographic imaging  
An apparatus, system and method for providing an image enhancing effect for a photographic image of a target region within an intravascular environment. The image enhancing effects may be a...
7585273 Wireless determination of endoscope orientation  
Apparatus for performing a medical procedure includes an invasive probe having opposite distal and proximal ends. The probe includes a transmitter, which is arranged to transmit an energy field,...
7584534 Remote inspection device  
A remote inspection device is provided for inspecting visually obscured locations. The device is generally comprised of a imager housing and a display housing disposed on opposite ends of a...
7582056 Endoscope system  
An endoscope system includes an endoscope having an image pickup device, a control unit, signal lines, a first earth electric wire, a light guide and a scope connector. The scope connector is...
7580739 System for detecting position of capsule endoscope in subject  
A system includes a device swallowed, passing through a subject, and including a constant magnetic field generator generating a constant magnetic field; and a position transducer. The position...
7578788 Capsule-type medical device  
A capsule-type medical device comprises a capsule main unit having functions for being inserted into the body cavity and performing medical acts such as taking images or the like. The capsule main...
7551196 Endoscope apparatus  
A drive signal from an SSG drives a CCD through a delay circuit and the like. An imaging signal from the CCD is converted to a video signal in a CDS circuit, which is driven by a sample hold signal...
7548263 Method for timing control of an image sensor  
An imaging device having an in vivo CMOS image sensor, at least one illumination source and a controller. The controller controls the illumination source to illuminate for a first period and to be...
7547277 Method and apparatus for calibrating an endoscope system  
An endoscope system and method includes an endoscope tip coupled to a endoscope console for providing images of anatomical features imaged using the endoscope system. The system also includes a...
7544163 Apparatus and methods relating to expanded dynamic range imaging endoscope systems  
The apparatus and methods herein provide quantitatively controllable light sources and expanded dynamic range endoscopy systems that can improve the quality of images and the ability of users to...
7540647 Medical inspection devices  
A medical inspection device. A housing includes a transparent plate. A circuit board is disposed in the housing. At least one light-emitting element is disposed on and electrically connected to the...
7534205 Methods and apparatuses for selecting and displaying an image with the best focus  
Methods and apparatuses for selecting and displaying an image with the best focus are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of displaying a captured image includes capturing a plurality of images of a...
7520853 Updateable endoscopic video imaging system  
A control unit is detachably coupled to a camera and receptive of the imaging data with a plurality of data processing instructions being stored on the camera and/or the control unit such that when...
7518632 Endoscope device  
An endoscope device including an insertion part including an observation optical system and a measuring optical system, wherein the endoscope device is provided with a characteristic value...
7511733 Capsule-type medical apparatus  
A battery self-containing body, which self-contains a battery or a battery accommodating body, which accommodates a battery removably is attached to a capsule body including a drive circuit for...
7507199 Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures  
A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can be...
7505802 Capsule endoscope  
A capsule endoscope is disclosed that includes a capsule and a transparent cover having a central axis and that is located in front of an objective optical system within the capsule. The objective...
7491167 Image capturing unit for endoscope  
An image capturing unit for an electronic endoscope, includes an image capturing element with an image capturing area, at least one bonding wire, which is extended curvedly and outwardly from at...
7485091 Electronic endoscope system  
In an electronic endoscope system, an individual channel of a frequency band is allocated to each of a plurality of electronic endoscopes. When a release switch of the electronic endoscope is...
7473218 Assembling method of capsule medical apparatus  
An assembling method of a capsule medical apparatus is provided. The capsule medical apparatus includes a sealed capsule container having an image pick-up unit which picks up an image of a portion...
7452338 Intracoelomic mobile body, and capsule-type ultrasonic endoscope  
An intracoelomic mobile body comprising: a capsule body which has a body to be rotated and can be introduced into the human body; and a rotation drive unit which has a rotation shaft for freely...
7452328 Capsule endoscope apparatus  
A capsule endoscope apparatus includes an illuminating device, an image pick-up device which picks up an image of an illuminated portion, and a radio transmitting device. The illuminating device in...
7448993 Gastrointestinal tract examining apparatus  
A gastrointestinal tract examining apparatus includes a capsular endoscope which examines the gastrointestinal tract, a flexible tube member, a flexible string member which is inserted in the tube...
7440005 Endoscope  
In an endoscope, scopes that include a scope-side memory and a connector are selectively and detachably connected to a processor that includes a processor-side memory and a connection member. A...
7435217 Scanned beam imagers and endoscopes with positionable light collector  
Apparatuses and methods for scanned beam imagers and scanned beam endoscopes having a positionable light collector are disclosed. In one aspect, a scanned beam imager includes a scanned beam source...
7435215 Endoscope  
An inserting portion has, at the proximal end thereof, an operating portion having a bending lever for bending operation. The operating portion has, on the front end side thereof, a grip portion...
7429242 Electronic endoscope apparatus and signal processing apparatus having detachable option substrate  
An electronic endoscope including a CCD is detachably connected to a video processor. In the video processor, an output signal from the CCD is A/D converted, white balance is adjusted, an NTSC...
7419467 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...
7413543 Endoscope with actively cooled illumination sources  
An endoscopic imaging system includes a reusable control cabinet having a number of actuators that control the orientation of a lightweight endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope is...
7399274 Sensor configuration for a capsule endoscope  
The present invention provides a capsule endoscope (CE) having sensors configured to form or to conform to the shell of the CE. The sensors are curved to correspond to the capsule's shape....
7393321 Endoscope apparatus with solid-state pick-up  
An endoscope apparatus includes an endoscope that has a solid-state image-pickup device in which charges are accumulated in order to pick up an object image. The endoscope apparatus further...
7373219 Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery  
Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is...
7367940 Capsular medical apparatus  
A capsular medical apparatus according to the present invention includes a capsule which can be swallowed or inserted in the body, a recording device which receives living body information...
7365768 Endoscope apparatus and function adjusting circuit for endoscope  
An endoscope includes an insert section, a CCD is mounted at the end of the insert section, and a CCU for producing a video signal is arranged in a control unit connected to a proximal end of the...
7358987 Endoscope system  
An endoscope system is provided with an endoscope processor that processes an image signal output by an electronic endoscope, an endoscope controlling system connected to the endoscope processor to...
7354398 Capsule-type device and capsule-type device controlling system  
There is provided a capsule-type device, which is provided with a power generator that generates power by receiving at least one of a time-varying electric field and a time-varying magnetic field,...
7354397 Capsule-type medical apparatus and a communication method for the capsule-type medical apparatus  
When a capsule is manufactured, a unique number such as a serial number is stored in non-volatile memory in the capsule. If the capsule is used with an external apparatus, the unique number is sent...
7341557 Compact fluorescence endoscopy video system  
A fluorescence endoscopy video system includes a multimode light source that produces light for color and fluorescence imaging modes. Light from the light source is transmitted through an endoscope...
7340291 Medical apparatus for tracking movement of a bone fragment in a displayed image  
A medical apparatus has a data processing device for storing an image dataset of the body of a subject and a navigation system for determining the position of a medical instrument relative to the...
7338438 Signal output apparatus of endoscope system  
An endoscope system comprises an electric scope, an input apparatus, a processing unit, and a computer. The electric scope has an imaging device. The input apparatus is used for inputting...
7330749 Fluorescence electronic endoscopic system  
In fluorescent endoscopic examinations, excitation light and light adjusted by an adjuster filter are alternately projected to an object under observation, the fluorescence light is received by one...
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...
7316646 Unified electrical and illumination cable for endoscopic video imaging system  
A video imaging system including an endoscopic device, a camera, a camera control unit and a light source, the camera coupled to the camera control unit and light source via a single cable...
7303528 Serialization of single use endoscopes  
A system, device and method for serializing and authorizing a single use imaging device are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides a single use imaging device comprising a memory...
7295226 Method for activating an image collecting process  
The present invention is a method for activating an image collecting process (step 34), comprising the steps of releasing the power source of a component essential to the image collecting process...
7282025 Electronic endoscope apparatus for connection to adapter unit  
A DVI circuit for generating a digital video signal in accordance with a display standard of a personal computer, etc. is provided for a processor device to which an electronic endoscope is...