Medical scope button system providing user feedback without the need for direct sight or activation test

    公开(公告)号:US10932650B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US15823218

    申请日:2017-11-27

    发明人: Eric Hale

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for improved control feedback of medical scopes. Buttons on a scope include both touch sensors and button press sensors. The touch sensors activate independently of a button press when a mere touch is applied to the button, causing a function indication to be displayed, preferably on the scope video display, showing which function will activate if the button is pressed. Touch indications may also be displayed identifying the button that is pressed. The buttons may be reconfigured along with the function and touch indications. Such a feedback scheme allows improved operation and safety as the operator does not need to look away from the display to identify a button to be pressed.

    MEDICAL IMAGING SCOPE WITH CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAMMABLE COMMANDS

    公开(公告)号:US20230067533A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17462348

    申请日:2021-08-31

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00

    摘要: A system for controlling a medical imaging scope is disclosed. The system includes a camera head, a display, a processing unit, a memory unit and an input disposed on the medical imaging scope. The processing unit is configured to display a menu that correlates to a plurality of commands. The input is configured to be moveable in three dimensions of space along a set axis, in a plurality of discrete patterns. The processing unit is further configured to associate each of the plurality of discrete patterns with a desired command of the plurality of commands and store each of the plurality of discrete patterns with the desired command of the plurality of commands in the memory unit so as to customize a control of the medical imaging scope.

    Systems and Methods for Operating Video Medical Scopes Using a Virtual Camera Control Unit

    公开(公告)号:US20210120166A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US17113972

    申请日:2020-12-07

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 A61B1/00 A61B1/045

    摘要: A system for operating surgical imaging devices using configurable processing resources of a virtual camera control unit connected to a network includes an allocation manager for allocating processing resources, a primary imaging device, a secondary imaging device, a feature module, and a load balance module. The load balance module adjusts one or more settings of one or more features of the primary and secondary imaging devices based on the available processing resources and the desired settings of the one or more features.

    MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAMMABLE COMMANDS

    公开(公告)号:US20240298875A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18667539

    申请日:2024-05-17

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00

    摘要: A system for controlling a medical imaging scope is disclosed. The system includes a camera head, a display, a processing unit, a memory unit and an input disposed on the medical imaging scope. The processing unit is configured to display a menu that correlates to a plurality of commands. The input is configured to be moveable in three dimensions of space along a set axis, in a plurality of discrete patterns. The processing unit is further configured to associate each of the plurality of discrete patterns with a desired command of the plurality of commands and store each of the plurality of discrete patterns with the desired command of the plurality of commands in the memory unit so as to customize a control of the medical imaging scope.

    Medical imaging scope with customizable programmable commands

    公开(公告)号:US12016523B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17462348

    申请日:2021-08-31

    IPC分类号: A61B1/00

    摘要: A system for controlling a medical imaging scope is disclosed. The system includes a camera head, a display, a processing unit, a memory unit and an input disposed on the medical imaging scope. The processing unit is configured to display a menu that correlates to a plurality of commands. The input is configured to be moveable in three dimensions of space along a set axis, in a plurality of discrete patterns. The processing unit is further configured to associate each of the plurality of discrete patterns with a desired command of the plurality of commands and store each of the plurality of discrete patterns with the desired command of the plurality of commands in the memory unit so as to customize a control of the medical imaging scope.