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US20110065989 |
SYSTEM FOR ASSESSMENT OF COLONOSCOPE MANIPULATION
A comprehensive system for objective assessment of colonoscope manipulation includes a handgrip for collecting and transmitting colonoscope handling data including force and motion data; a patient... |
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US20110184238 |
IMAGE-BASED GLOBAL REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD APPLICABLE TO BRONCHOSCOPY GUIDANCE
A global registration system and method identifies bronchoscope position without the need for significant bronchoscope maneuvers, technician intervention, or electromagnetic sensors. Virtual... |
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US20100160731 |
ULTRASOUND-VISUALIZABLE ENDOSCOPIC ACCESS SYSTEM
An endoscopic access system is provided including an outer cannula and a penetrating stylet. The stylet provides an enhanced echogenic profile configured to provide for effective navigation under... |
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US20080071143 |
Multi-dimensional navigation of endoscopic video
An endoscopic surgical navigation system comprises a multi-dimensional video generation module that enables a user to visually navigate captured endoscopic video with six degrees of freedom. This... |
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US20120203065 |
GLOBAL AND SEMI-GLOBAL REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE-BASED BRONCHOSCOPY GUIDANCE
Two system-level bronchoscopy guidance solutions are presented. The first incorporates a global-registration algorithm to provide the physician with updated navigational and guidance information... |
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US20120203067 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF AN ENDOSCOPE
A technician-free strategy enables real-time guidance of bronchoscopy. The approach uses measurements of the bronchoscope's movement to predict its position in 3D virtual space. To achieve this, a... |
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US20110060189 |
Apparatus and Methods for Capsule Endoscopy of the Esophagus
Apparatus and methods for capsule endoscopy are described for locating, positioning, steering, aiming and tracking of an endoscopy capsule (100) within a patient's esophagus and stomach. The... |
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US20130085382 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING SHAPE OF ELONGATED INSTRUMENT
An instrument system that includes an elongate body, an optical fiber, a localization sensor and a controller is provided. The optical fiber is operatively coupled to the elongate body and has a... |
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US20130085331 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE MEASUREMENT OF FIBER OPTIC INSTRUMENT SENSORS
An instrument system that includes an elongate body, an optical fiber, and a controller is provided. The optical fiber is operatively coupled to the elongate body and has a plurality of strain... |
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US20130085334 |
FIBER OPTIC INSTRUMENT SHAPE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
An instrument system that includes an elongate body, an optical fiber, and a controller is provided. The optical fiber is operatively coupled to the elongate body and has a plurality of strain... |
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US20090156895 |
PRECISE ENDOSCOPIC PLANNING AND VISUALIZATION
Endoscopic poses are used to indicate the exact location and direction in which a physician must orient the endoscope to sample a region of interest (ROI) in an airway tree or other luminal... |
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US20130108979 |
SURGICAL LOCATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
The present invention involves a surgical hardware and software monitoring system and method which allows for surgical planning while the patient is available for surgery, for example while the... |
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US20110257636 |
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SURGICAL DEVICE
A flexible shaft includes a flexible, elongated outer sheath, at least one drive shaft disposed within the outer sheath and a moisture sensor disposed within the outer sheath configured to detect... |
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US20110257634 |
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SURGICAL DEVICE
A flexible shaft includes a flexible, elongated outer sheath, at least one drive shaft disposed within the outer sheath and a moisture sensor disposed within the outer sheath configured to detect... |
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US20080097156 |
CAMERA CALIBRATION FOR ENDOSCOPE NAVIGATION SYSTEM
A scope navigation apparatus, method and a program embodied computer readable medium for navigating a scope end that is to be inserted into an object. The scope end includes at least one sensor... |
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US20120116156 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION
A medical device includes a tube, at least one imaging sensor coupled to an endoscope in the tube, and a monitor application to monitor positioning of the tube in a medical patient by identifying... |
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US20070299309 |
MONITORING DISPOSITION OF TETHERED CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE IN ESOPHAGUS
A scanning flexible endoscope includes a tether attached to a capsule. The tether controls a disposition of the capsule within a body lumen such as the esophagus. A scanning device in the capsule... |
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US20090156894 |
NAVIGATION FOR FOCUSED WAVE TREATMENT
The invention generally relates to apparatuses and methods for shock wave treatment of the human body. In particular, the invention relates to navigational aspects of the shock wave treatments,... |
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US20050240080 |
Endoscope provided with an fibre optical bundle
An endoscope including an image transmitting system and at least one fiber optics bundle which is mounted by its distal end segment in the endoscope and which at its distal end emits light to... |
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US20110098532 |
METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN ENDOSCOPY CAPSULE THAT CAN BE MAGNETICALLY NAVIGATED USING A SOLENOID SYSTEM
In a method for positioning a magnetically navigable endoscopy capsule using a magnetic coil system, to bring the capsule to a known finding position within a region in the body of a patient... |
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US20130085333 |
FIBER OPTIC INSTRUMENT SHAPE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
An instrument system that includes an elongate body, a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, and a controller is provided. The first optical fiber is operatively coupled to the elongate... |
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US20120277531 |
Bend sensor
A bend sensor for measuring a deflection of a technical or medical instrument, consisting of an elongated body of electrically insulating polymer material, with a longitudinal axis and with fibers... |
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US20090292174 |
DISPLAY DEVICE AND IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM USING THE SAME
A display device includes: a display unit that displays examination procedure information indicating an examination procedure of a subject; and a control unit that acquires position-related... |
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US20050080429 |
Medical device guidance from an anatomical reference
A system and method for simply and reliably determining the location and orientation of a medical device within a patient's body. A medical device, such as a catheter, has bending indicators on or... |
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US20070197874 |
Endoscope observation device, observation device and observation method using endoscope
A high accurate image of a specimen is obtained by accurately measuring a distance between the specimen and a tip of a light emitting portion that irradiates a light to the specimen. An endoscope... |
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US20070161859 |
Computer Control and Record System for an Endoscope Leak Tester
Computer systems and software for controlling an endoscope integrity tester and recording the test results in a manner linked to the endoscope's digital identifier. The pressurization and humidity... |
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US20150038788 |
INSTRUMENT HAVING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE
One RFID equipped instrument includes an elongate body with a plurality of uniquely identified radio frequency identification chips spaced along the length of the elongate body. One system used... |
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US20140275785 |
Device and Method to Display the Angle of View Endoscopically When Using a Multi-Angle Endoscope
An endoscope comprises an elongate shaft assembly, a window, a viewing angle adjustment assembly, and an indicator feature. The window is located at the distal end of the shaft assembly. The shaft... |
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US20130144124 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VISUAL GUIDANCE TO AN OPERATOR FOR STEERING A TIP OF AN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE TOWARD ONE OR MORE LANDMARKS IN A PATIENT
Landmark directional guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscopic device by displaying graphical representations of vectors adjacent a current image captured by an image capturing device... |
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US20070276184 |
Endoscope system and endoscopic observation method
To provide an endoscope system that includes a light source, an insertion part to be inserted into a living organism for guiding a illumination light emitted from the light source and a light... |
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US20050187432 |
Global endoscopic viewing indicator
A graphical model provides a dynamic representation of the endoscopic view and viewing direction relative to a virtual world. The model can be oriented and adjusted to approximate a real world... |
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US20080312501 |
Capsule Medical System
A capsule medical system is provided that accurately detects the location at which biological information, such as an image captured in a living body, is acquired. A circular loop antenna 23... |
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US20080004492 |
Endoscope, Medical Instrument for Endoscope and Method Applying Markings Thereto
A colorant is incorporated into thermoplastic resin, thermosetting resin or rubber constituting an endoscope (3), and a pulse laser beam (2) of YAG or YVO4 having a wavelength of 355, 532 or 1064... |
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US20070149857 |
Light source device and endoscope system
An endoscope system of the present invention has a video processor and a light source device, and an endoscope can be connected thereto. And a control portion of the light source device detects... |
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US20150087899 |
NESTED CANNULA STARTER ALIGNMENT
A medical system includes a tube (102) configured to pass internally into a body and an index (108) disposed on the tube and configured to be visible internally within the tube. An outermost... |
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US20070049797 |
Double-balloon endoscope system
An endoscope system, serving as a double-balloon endoscope system, includes an endoscope apparatus for examinations using an endoscope, a shape detection apparatus used in combination with the... |
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US20060100482 |
Method for dealing with singularities in gravity referenced endoscopic imaging
A method for avoiding rapid or sudden image rotation or reversal in a gravity leveled endoscopic imaging system is disclosed. A mathematical neighborhood of a singular viewing configuration is... |
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US20070066866 |
MEDICAL BED
A medical bed in which an endoscope after use can be easily tidied up is provided. A medical bed of the present invention constitutes a medical bed having a laying table on which a patient is laid... |
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US20140206934 |
BIOLOGICAL OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT PROBE, AND BIOLOGICAL OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
A biological optical measurement apparatus includes a connector unit to which a measurement probe is detachably connected, a supply unit configured to supply air to the connector unit, a pipe that... |
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US20120289843 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION OF EXTREMA DURING EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION CYCLES OF AN OBJECT
A medical system provides navigation assistance to a surgeon for navigating a flexible medical device through linked passages of an anatomical structure to a target area. For tracking, navigation,... |
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US20070106116 |
ENDOSCOPE-SHAPE MONITORING SYSTEM
An endoscope shape monitoring system that is used to grasp a shape of a flexible insertion portion is provided. The endoscope shape monitoring system includes a plurality of coils. The coils are... |
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US20130085332 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL FIBER INSTRUMENT
An instrument system that includes an elongate body in a geometric configuration, an optical fiber, and a controller is provided. The optical fiber is operatively coupled to the elongate body and... |
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US20070225559 |
Vision catheter having electromechanical navigation
The present invention is a visualization system including a small gauge vision catheter that is designed to be stand-alone or received within an instrument channel of a larger endoscope. The... |
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US20080183039 |
Balloon Positioning System for Endoscopic Access
Devices and methods for endoscopic and/or laparoscopic surgery are provided. In one aspect, a surgical device is provided that includes an elongate member, such as an endoscope, having proximal... |
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US20090306632 |
MEDICAMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND PROCESS
A system and method for delivering a substance to a selected site in the alimentary canal of a human or animal is provided. The system has an ingestible capsule comprising: a compartment for... |
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US20080071142 |
Visual navigation system for endoscopic surgery
An endoscopic surgical navigation system comprises a data acquisition subsystem, a tracking subsystem, a registration subsystem, a data processing subsystem and a user interface subsystem. The... |
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US20110004064 |
CAPSULE MEDICAL DEVICE
A capsule medical device capable of alleviating a burden on a patient is provided. Provided is a capsule medical device that includes a casing having a capsule shape; a measurement-information... |
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US20090264702 |
LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM
A living body observation system of the invention includes a living body information acquiring apparatus including: a living body information acquiring section; a wireless transmission section; a... |
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US20090253954 |
CAPSULE MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING DESIRED REGION INSIDE SUBJECT
A capsule medical system includes a capsule medical apparatus, a selecting unit, and a control unit. The capsule medical apparatus is introduced inside a subject and includes an imaging unit for... |
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US20050070790 |
Inserting shape detecting probe
An inserting shape detecting probe has a long and slender core wire, a plurality of shape detecting devices, signal lines, and an outer sheath. The plurality of shape detecting devices extended... |