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8182422 Endoscope having detachable imaging device and method of using  
An endoscope assembly with a main imaging device and a first light source is configured to provide a forward view of a body cavity, and further includes a detachable imaging device with an...
8179429 Body-insertable apparatus and body-insertable apparatus system  
To achieve a body-insertable apparatus such as a capsule endoscope that moves in a subject at a low speed at which acquisition of in-vivo information is sufficiently possible, the body-insertable...
8167789 Image processing system and method for body-insertable apparatus  
An image processing system includes an orientation specifying unit that specifies orientation of the body-insertable apparatus at the time of capturing the image data with respect to a reference...
8167792 Endoscope system having passage position setting section and passage position correction section  
An endoscope system includes an endoscope provided with an image pickup section that picks up an image of an object in a body cavity, a position setting section that sets information on a...
8167793 Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using time duplexing  
An endoscope with a stereoscopic optical channel is again held and positioned by a robotic surgical system. A capture unit captures (1) at a first time, a first image from light from the channel;...
8167791 Endoscope system  
An endoscope system of the present invention includes an image pickup section that picks up an image of an object, a position detection section that detects a position indicating a predetermined...
8165351 Method of structured light-based measurement  
A method of determining the distance to an object can use a video inspection device comprising a first light emitter and a second light emitter, wherein the first light emitter can emit light...
8164672 System and method for displaying an image stream  
A system and method may display an image stream (200), where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously...
8152713 Capsule endoscope with illumination board section and method of assembling  
A capsule endoscope including: an illumination board section on which an illumination portion is arranged; a lens support member that supports a lens; a hole that pierces through the illumination...
8150092 Speaker module of electronic device  
An acoustic speaker module of a portable electronic device includes an acoustic housing, an acoustic speaker, a chip card and an elastic member. The acoustic housing has an accommodation space, a...
RE43281 Endoscope capable of being autoclaved  
An endoscope capable of being autoclaved in accordance with the present invention includes an insertion unit, an internal endoscope space, and contents. The insertion unit has a soft member, which...
8135187 Method and apparatus for removing tissue autofluorescence  
Techniques for removing image autoflourescence from fluorescently stained biological images are provided herein. The techniques utilize non-negative matrix factorization that may constrain mixing...
8131030 Receiving apparatus  
Each of detecting circuits 36a, 36d, 36f, and 36h detects a key signal such as a horizontal synchronization signal, a vertical synchronization signal, a capsule ID, a WB coefficient, and error...
8100826 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...
8100823 Surgical file system with a visualization instrument  
A reciprocating surgical file system for precisely removing bone and/or other tissue is described. The system allows a user to maneuver the system and navigate into hard-to-access sites under a...
8096941 Insertable device and system for minimal access procedure  
The present invention provides a system and single or multi-functional element device that can be inserted and temporarily placed or implanted into a structure having a lumen or hollow space, such...
8098295 In-vivo imaging system device and method with image stream construction using a raw images  
A system, device and method for constructing an in-vivo image stream from in-vivo raw data base files. The in-vivo imaging system may include, for example an in-vivo imaging device, a...
8090177 Methods for detection and characterization of atypical vessels in cervical imagery  
The present invention discloses a method for the detection of atypical vessels in digital cervical imagery. A pre-processing stage is applied to enhance the contrast of blood vessel features...
8086298 EM tracking systems for use with ultrasound and other imaging modalities  
An EMT system for use in ultrasound and other imaging modality guided medical procedures. The system includes a tool set of various components to which EM sensors can be releasably secured. Thus,...
8079950 Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgery  
Robotic, telerobotic, and/or telesurgical devices, systems, and methods take advantage of robotic structures and data to calculate changes in the focus of an image capture device in response to...
8068897 Endoscopic smart probe and method  
An improved endoscopic device which is introduced into the intestinal tract of a living organism and which operates autonomously therein, adapted to obtain and store or transmit one or more types...
8050746 Tissue visualization device and method variations  
Tissue visualization device and method variations are described herein where an imaging hood is temporarily sealed against a region of tissue to be treated while under direct visualization. Such a...
8043209 System and method for transmitting the content of memory storage in an in-vivo sensing device  
A method and system for in-vivo sensing includes transmitting data that relates to data stored in a memory area located in the sensing device. The data that relates to data stored in a memory area...
8045012 Image-pickup apparatus  
An image-pickup apparatus includes: an image-pickup device for converting light into an electric signal and outputting a first image data; a transmitting unit for successively transmitting the...
8045000 System and method for displaying an image stream  
A system and method may display an image stream, where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously or...
8038600 Medical system  
A medical system includes: a medical device to be inserted into the body cavity; a rotating device for the medical device for rotating the medical device around the insertion axis; an image pickup...
8038596 Observation apparatus that detects position of a treatment tool from an image  
A body cavity observation apparatus includes a treatment tool to be inserted into a body cavity of a subject with an insertion tool as a guide, an observation section attached to an opening of a...
8038607 Body insertable apparatus with a plurality of imaging blocks  
A body insertable apparatus includes a capsule casing configured to be disposed within a cavity and a plurality of imaging blocks provided in the capsule casing. Each imaging block includes an...
8033990 Endoscope insertion portion  
An endoscope insertion portion of the invention includes a distal end portion, and a plurality of image pickup portions each including an image pickup device for obtaining an endoscope image,...
8022979 Endoscope system  
The endoscope system of the present invention includes: an endoscope that has an image pickup device that picks up an observation image of a test object; an image display unit that converts image...
8019405 Device for the picture-providing diagnosis of tissue using one of at least two diagnosis modes  
A device for picture-providing diagnosis of tissue is selectively operated in a picture-providing white light diagnosis mode and a picture providing auto-fluorescence mode. A color camera having...
8005279 Capsule endoscope image display controller  
The present invention discloses a capsule endoscope image display controller (26) including: an image-to-image similarity calculating unit (36) that calculates, for each image included in an image...
8005571 Microsurgical robot system  
A robot system for use in surgical procedures has two movable arms each carried on a wheeled base with each arm having a six of degrees of freedom of movement and an end effector which can be...
7998065 In vivo sensing device with a circuit board having rigid sections and flexible sections  
A device including at least one image sensor and a circuit board having a plurality of rigid sections and a plurality of flexible sections. The image sensor is disposed an a rigid section of the...
7998064 Endoscope insertion portion  
An endoscope insertion portion of the invention comprises: a distal end portion; first image pickup means for obtaining a first observation image, the first image pickup means being disposed to the...
7998059 Endoscopic imaging apparatus and capsule-type endoscope  
An endoscopic imaging includes an image sensor having a polygonal outline; a lens for focusing an image onto the image sensor; a lens support member abutting on the image sensor, and supporting the...
7998067 In-vivo image capturing apparatus  
An in-vivo image capturing apparatus including a capsule casing, a gravity sensor, and an image selector. The capsule casing is insertable into a body of a subject and it includes an imaging...
8000776 Imaging apparatus  
An image processing circuit includes a spectrum estimating portion for inputting image data, obtaining data required for spectrum estimation from an estimation data supplying portion and estimating...
7993263 Method and portable device for displaying an image from a capsule type medical device  
A method of displaying an image in a subject is provided. The method including: capturing an image using a capsule type medical device introduced into the subject; generating a wireless signal of...
7993265 In-vivo image acquiring system and body-insertable apparatus  
A capsule endoscope 2 includes a partial-image acquiring unit that has a field of vision of 360° around a central axis in a longitudinal direction (moving direction), and acquires a plurality of ...
7986411 Imaging of a turbid medium  
An imaging system for imaging of a turbid medium comprises a radiation source to illuminate an object to be imaged. A detection system detects radiation from the object and includes a separation...
7976459 Portable endoscope for intubation  
A portable, low power, low cost, endoscope having a removable probe with a miniature digital CCD imager, single white LED illuminator and an imaging lens on the distal end and a miniature multi pin...
7967745 In vivo imaging device and method of manufacture thereof  
The present invention provides, according to some embodiments, an in vivo imaging device, comprising a mount having at least one illumination source. The mount may be in electrical communication...
7963914 Endoscope  
In an endoscope, air/water feed pipe lines are arranged through an elongated insertion portion having an image pickup unit at its front end. In an operation portion arranged at the rear end of the...
7959558 Camera head for endoscope, camera system for endoscope, and endoscope system  
In a camera head for an endoscope, a camera system for an endoscope, and an endoscope system of the invention, a camera head section has: an adaptor connection section to be connected to an...
7951070 Object observation system and method utilizing three dimensional imagery and real time imagery during a procedure  
An object observation method and system including an endoscope, at least one treating device, a first detecting portion for detecting information indicating an observation direction of the...
7946979 Immobilizable in vivo sensing device  
An in vivo sensing device including an immobilizer that may immobilize the device in an in vivo location. The immobilizer may be activated by for example a processor or in response to an in vivo...
7944466 Endoscope apparatus  
An endoscope apparatus comprises: an endoscope comprising an imaging device that forms a color image signal of a body to be observed; a storage portion that stores matrix data for forming a...
7938771 Endoscope image pick-up apparatus  
An image pick-up unit inserted in the body picks up an image of the body, and transmits by radio the image to an extra-corporeal unit which is arranged outside the body. The image pick-up unit...
7938775 Device, system, and method for in-vivo analysis  
A device, system and method for in-vivo analysis. An autonomous in-vivo device may include a magnet to detain at least a portion of a sample collected from a body lumen; a sensor to sense a...