公开(公告)号：US20160183805A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-30

申请号：US15064030

申请日：2016-03-08

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yoshimine KOBAYASHI ,  Seiki TORIYAMA ,  Kenji KAMIMURA

IPC: A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B1/00057 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B2560/0223 ,  A61B2560/0233 ,  G01N21/274 ,  G01N21/4785 ,  G01N21/93

Abstract: A calibrator calibrates optical characteristics of an optical measurement apparatus in water by inserting a measurement probe connected to the optical measurement apparatus into the calibrator. The optical measurement apparatus is configured to perform optical measurement on body tissue. The calibrator includes: an accommodation portion that has an opening at one end thereof and accommodates the water, a distal end of the measurement probe being configured to be inserted into the accommodation portion; and a removing unit that is arranged in the water and is configured to remove a substance adhered to the distal end of the measurement probe inserted into the accommodation portion.

Abstract translation: 校准器通过将连接到光学测量装置的测量探针插入校准器来校准水中的光学测量装置的光学特性。 光学测量装置被配置为对身体组织进行光学测量。 校准器包括：容纳部分，其一端具有开口并容纳水，测量探针的远端被配置为插入容纳部分; 以及设置在水中并且被配置为去除附着到插入到容纳部中的测量探针的远端的物质的去除单元。

公开(公告)号：US20140371602A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-18

申请号：US14477507

申请日：2014-09-04

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION ,  OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.

Inventor： Ryosuke ITO ,  Kenji KAMIMURA ,  Kazuhiro GONO ,  Takeshi SUGA ,  Masahiro KATAKURA ,  Yoshimine KOBAYASHI

IPC: A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B2560/0223 ,  A61B2560/0233 ,  A61B2560/0238 ,  A61B2562/043 ,  A61B2562/046

Abstract: An optical measuring device includes: a light source unit; a measurement probe including a fiber bundle, an illumination fiber that illuminates a living tissue with a illumination light, and a plurality of light-receiving fibers that receives return light of the illumination light reflected and/or scattered at the living tissue; a detection unit that receives the return light of the illumination light detected by the plurality of respective light-receiving fibers, and performs photoelectric conversion to detect respective signal intensities; and an association unit that associates the respective signal intensities detected by the detection unit with distances from the illumination fiber to the respective light-receiving fibers on an end face of a distal end portion of the measurement probe, when light having an intensity gradient around the illumination fiber is projected to the end face of the distal end portion of the measurement probe.

Abstract translation: 光学测量装置包括：光源单元; 包括纤维束，照明光照射生物体组织的照明纤维的测量探针和接收在生物体组织反射和/或散射的照明光的返回光的多个受光纤维; 检测单元，其接收由所述多个光接收光纤检测出的照明光的返回光，并进行光电转换以检测各​​信号强度; 以及关联单元，其将由所述检测单元检测的各个信号强度与所述测量探针的远端部的端面上的所述照明光纤与所述各受光光纤的距离相关联， 照明光纤投影到测量探头的远端部的端面。

公开(公告)号：US20140180131A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-26

申请号：US14099453

申请日：2013-12-06

Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. ,  OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Kenji KAMIMURA ,  Takeshi SUGA ,  Yuki SHONO ,  Hideyuki TAKAOKA ,  Ryosuke ITO

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B1/06

CPC classification number: A61B5/0075 ,  A61B1/00186 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/0646 ,  A61B1/0661 ,  A61B1/0669 ,  A61B5/0084

Abstract: An endoscope system includes: an endoscope with a unit to be inserted into a subject and captures an inside image of the subject by an imaging unit provided in the unit to generate an image signal; an optical apparatus including a measurement probe to be inserted into the subject through the unit; an endoscope unit that switches between observation light of a plurality of wavelengths and outputs the observation light to observe a target object from the unit; a probe unit that outputs measurement light to measure characteristics of the target object via the measurement probe; a light unit that receives return light via the measurement probe, the return light caused by reflection and/or scattering of the measurement light on the target object; and a switching unit that switches a wavelength band of the measurement light to a different wavelength band from the observation light outputted by the endoscope unit.

Abstract translation: 一种内窥镜系统，包括：内窥镜，其具有插入到被检体内的单元，并且由设置在所述单元中的摄像单元捕捉被检体的内部图像，生成图像信号; 一种光学装置，包括通过该单元插入到被检体内的测量探针; 内窥镜单元，其在多个波长的观察光之间切换并输出观察光，以从该单元观察目标物体; 探测单元，其输出测量光以经由所述测量探针测量所述目标物体的特性; 通过测量探头接收返回光的光单元，由目标物体上的测量光的反射和/或散射引起的返回光; 以及切换单元，其将测量光的波长带与从内窥镜单元输出的观察光切换到不同的波长带。

公开(公告)号：US20140114196A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-24

申请号：US14081552

申请日：2013-11-15

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION ,  OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.

Inventor： Kenji KAMIMURA ,  Kazuhiro GONO ,  Yoshimine KOBAYASHI ,  Takeshi SUGA ,  Masahiro KATAKURA ,  Ryosuke ITO

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/06

CPC classification number: A61B5/0084 ,  A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00105 ,  A61B1/00167 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/0684 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B5/0059 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/06

Abstract: A measurement probe has a fiber bundle formed by irregularly bundling a plurality of optical fibers, is detachably connected to a bio-optical measurement apparatus performing optical measurement to a biological tissue that is an object to be measured, and includes a recording unit 35 that records positional information related to positions of an illumination fiber that emits light from a light source of the bio-optical measurement apparatus as illumination light and of a light-receiving fiber that receives returned light of the illumination light reflected and/or scattered at the biological tissue, the positions being at an end face of the fiber bundle, the end face being at an end that is attached to the bio-optical measurement apparatus.

Abstract translation: 测量探头具有通过不规则地捆扎多根光纤而形成的纤维束，可拆卸地连接到对作为被测量对象的生物体进行光学测量的生物光学测量装置，并且包括记录单元35 与作为照明光的生物光学测量装置的光源发光的照明光纤的位置相关的位置信息和接收在生物组织反射和/或散射的照明光的返回光的光接收光纤 位于所述纤维束的端面的位置，所述端面位于附着于所述生物光学测量装置的端部。