Method of manufacturing a multi-degree-of-freedom manipulator
    3.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing a multi-degree-of-freedom manipulator 失效
    制造多自由度机械手的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5679216A

    公开(公告)日:1997-10-21

    申请号:US518260

    申请日:1995-08-23

    IPC分类号: A61B1/005 H01L21/00

    CPC分类号: A61B1/0058

    摘要: A multi-degree-of-freedom manipulator includes a flexible tube having a plurality of flex portions provided therealong, a plurality of actuators made of shape memory alloy and respectively provided near the flex portions to correspond to the flex portions, for flexing the flex portions, two common energy transmission paths, extending along the flexible tube, for transmitting an energy to the actuators, and selective energy supply members, provided between the common energy transmission paths and the actuators in series, for controlling the energy supplied from the common energy transmission path to the actuators, thereby respectively independently driving the actuators to bend the flexible tube. The manipulator is made by forming electronic circuits in a plurality of regions on a semiconductor substrate, forming wiring regions to connect the electronic circuits with flexible wiring portions, and removing a region of the semiconductor substrate other than a region thereof on which the electronic circuits are formed, thereby forming an actuator controlled chip array, used in the manipulator.

    摘要翻译: 多自由度操纵器包括具有设置在其上的多个柔性部分的柔性管,由形状记忆合金制成的多个致动器,并且分别设置在柔性部分附近以对应于柔性部分,用于使柔性部分弯曲 ,沿着柔性管延伸的用于将能量传递到致动器的两个公共能量传输路径,以及设置在公共能量传输路径和致动器之间的选择性能量供应构件,用于控制从公共能量传输提供的能量 从而分别独立地驱动致动器来弯曲柔性管。 机械手是通过在半导体基板上的多个区域中形成电子电路而形成的,形成布线区域以将电子电路与柔性布线部分连接起来,以及除去其上电子电路的区域以外的半导体基板的区域 从而形成用于机械手的致动器控制芯片阵列。

    Image processing apparatus for performing turn or mirror inversion on an input video signal and outputting different images simultaneously
    4.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus for performing turn or mirror inversion on an input video signal and outputting different images simultaneously 失效
    用于对输入视频信号执行转向或镜像反转并同时输出不同图像的图像处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US06636254B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-21

    申请号:US08754203

    申请日:1996-11-20

    IPC分类号: H04N718

    CPC分类号: A61B1/0005 G06T3/60

    摘要: Using an endoscope system, a surgeon A holds an endoscope with a TV camera (hereinafter, an endoscope) and a therapeutic appliance such as forceps and carries out a surgical procedure while viewing a first monitor. A surgeon B holds a therapeutic appliance such as forceps and carries out the surgical procedure while viewing a second monitor. A video signal sent from the TV camera of the endoscope is fed to and processed by an image processing apparatus, and displayed on each of the first and second monitors. The image processing apparatus transfers the video signal sent from the endoscope to each of an image inverting circuit and a selector switch. The image inverting circuit inverts an image (laterally (to produce a mirror image), vertically, or vertically and laterally (180°)), and supplies a processed video signal to the selector switch. The selector switch selects a video signal to be supplied to each of the first and second monitors, which are display units, in response to a control signal sent from a selector. The contents of processing to be performed by the image inverting circuit and the video signal to be selected by the selector are designated using setting switches on an operation panel.

    摘要翻译: 使用内窥镜系统,外科医生A保持具有TV摄像机(以下称为内窥镜)的内窥镜和镊子等治疗用具,同时观察第一监视器进行外科手术。 外科医生B持有诸如镊子的治疗器具,并在观察第二监视器的同时执行外科手术。 从内窥镜的TV摄像机发送的视频信号被馈送到图像处理装置并由图像处​​理装置处理,并且显示在第一和第二监视器的每一个上。 图像处理装置将从内窥镜发送的视频信号传送到图像反转电路和选择器开关中的每一个。 图像反转电路将图像(横向(产生镜像))垂直或垂直和横向(180°)反转,并将经处理的视频信号提供给选择器开关。 响应于从选择器发送的控制信号,选择器开关选择要提供给作为显示单元的第一和第二监视器中的每一个的视频信号。 由图像反转电路执行的处理内容和由选择器选择的视频信号由操作面板上的设定开关指定。