Abstract:
A laryngoscope comprising a handle and a blade is provided. The blade is hingedly articulated to the handle between an open position wherein it projects outwardly from a top end of the handle, and a closed position wherein it lies in registration therewith. The laryngoscope further comprises an electric light source and a power source selectively electrically connected thereto for providing electric power for its operation. The blade comprises a power source compartment at the proximal end, containing therewithin the power source. The laryngoscope further comprises a switching arrangement configured to electrically connect between the electric light and power sources when the blade in its open position, and electrically separate between the electric light source and power source when the blade in its closed position. The handle comprises a depression for accommodating therein at least a portion of the blade when in its closed position.
Abstract:
A wireless transmitter is arranged outside of a living body and configured to be able to perform wireless transmission utilizing magnetic coupling for an in-vivo observation apparatus inside of the living body, the wireless transmitter including: a magnetic field generation section including a plurality of plane coils inside, the plurality of plane coils being arranged such that each of coil surfaces is positioned on a same plane or arranged in a layer such that the coil surfaces are parallel to each other; a power source section configured to supply currents to be applied to the plurality of plane coils; a phase switch section configured to perform operation for supplying the currents supplied from the power source section to the plurality of plane coils while switching phases of the currents; and a control section configured to control the power source section and the phase switch section to sequentially and repeatedly switch states of the currents flowing through the plurality of plane coils at each predetermined period.
Abstract:
An endoscope scope is provided with a generation unit that photographs a subject and generates moving image data and still image data, a reception unit that receives a transmission instruction for the still image data, a transmission unit that wirelessly transmits the still image data, the moving image data, and instruction information to instruct prohibition of wireless transmission by another wireless device, and a transmission control unit that causes the instruction information to be transmitted and then the still image data to be transmitted when receiving the transmission instruction.
Abstract:
The disclosure aims to reduce current consumption while suppressing degradation in image resolution. An optical scanning observation apparatus 10, comprising: a light source selectively emitting a plurality of lights of different colors; a light emission timing controller 32 controlling light emission timing, based on a predetermined ratio of number of light emissions of each color of light emitted from the light source; a fiber 11 guiding light from the light source; an actuator 21 vibratory driving the tip part of the fiber; an optical system 25a, 25b for irradiating light emitted from the fiber; an optical detector 35; and a signal processor 37.
Abstract:
The present specification discloses an endoscope having a tip section equipped with multiple viewing elements. Each of the viewing elements' field of view is illuminated by a discrete illuminator, such as a LED, being operated in a flash mode. The flash mode of operation of the LEDs enable doctors to obtain a position of the endoscope tip within a patient's body from outside by viewing the light emitted by the LEDs. Since the light is emitted for short pre-defined periods of time, the heat generated by the LEDs during their periods of operation is within a safe threshold value, and does not cause any burn injury inside the patient's body.