公开(公告)号：US08390679B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-05

申请号：US12964029

申请日：2010-12-09

申请人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Tetsuo Minai ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Takeshi Suga ,  Tatsuya Orihara ,  Kazuaki Tamura

发明人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Tetsuo Minai ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Takeshi Suga ,  Tatsuya Orihara ,  Kazuaki Tamura

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/0607 ,  A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/0653 ,  A61B1/0684

摘要： A capsule endoscope device includes an illumination unit that illuminates a living tissue using at least one of a white light illumination unit and a special light illumination unit; an imaging unit that captures an image of the tissue; a transmission unit that transmits imaging information containing the image; a storage unit that stores a threshold with respect to information on a distance between the endoscope and the tissue; a detection unit that detects the information; and an output unit that compares the information with the threshold, selects an image capturing condition of a special light observation mode if the distance is not larger than the threshold, selects an image capturing condition of a normal light observation mode if the distance is larger than the threshold, and outputs the selected image capturing condition to an operation unit related to image capturing.

摘要翻译： 一种胶囊型内窥镜装置，其具备使用白光照明单元和特殊光照射单元中的至少一个照明生物体组织的照明单元， 捕获组织的图像的成像单元; 发送单元，其发送包含图像的成像信息; 存储单元，其存储关于所述内窥镜与所述组织之间的距离的信息的阈值; 检测单元，检测该信息; 以及将信息与阈值进行比较的输出单元，如果距离不大于阈值，则选择特殊光观察模式的图像拍摄条件，如果距离大于阈值则选择正常光观察模式的图像拍摄条件 并且将所选择的图像捕获条件输出到与图像捕获相关的操作单元。

公开(公告)号：US20100030021A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-04

申请号：US12533442

申请日：2009-07-31

申请人： Tetsuo Minai ,  Akio Uchiyama

发明人： Tetsuo Minai ,  Akio Uchiyama

IPC分类号： A61B1/04 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/0005 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/073 ,  G06F19/00

摘要： An image display apparatus according to the present invention includes: a storage unit which stores an image group including a same number of first and second images which have a coincident positional relationship with respect to a subject and are respectively obtained through different image processes; a display unit which displays at least the first image in a display area; an input unit which indicates a display switching area of the first image displayed in the display area; and a display controller which controls the display unit to keep displaying the first image in an image part outside the display switching area and to switch an image part inside the display switching area of the first image to an image part, having a coincident positional relationship with the image part inside the display switching area of the first image with respect to the subject, of the second image.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的图像显示装置包括：存储单元，其存储包括相同数量的第一和第二图像的图像组，所述第一和第二图像相对于被摄体具有一致的位置关系，并且分别通过不同的图像处理获得; 显示单元，其至少在显示区域中显示所述第一图像; 指示显示在显示区域中的第一图像的显示切换区域的输入单元; 以及显示控制器，其控制所述显示单元，以将所述第一图像保持在所述显示切换区域外部的图像部分中，并且将所述第一图像的显示切换区域内的图像部分切换到具有与所述显示切换区域的重合位置关系的图像部分 相对于被摄体的第一图像的显示切换区域内的图像部分的第二图像。

公开(公告)号：US08216129B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-10

申请号：US12533442

申请日：2009-07-31

申请人： Tetsuo Minai ,  Akio Uchiyama

发明人： Tetsuo Minai ,  Akio Uchiyama

IPC分类号： A61B1/04 ,  G09C5/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/0005 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/073 ,  G06F19/00

摘要： An image display apparatus according to the present invention includes: a storage unit which stores an image group including a same number of first and second images which have a coincident positional relationship with respect to a subject and are respectively obtained through different image processes; a display unit which displays at least the first image in a display area; an input unit which indicates a display switching area of the first image displayed in the display area; and a display controller which controls the display unit to keep displaying the first image in an image part outside the display switching area and to switch an image part inside the display switching area of the first image to an image part, having a coincident positional relationship with the image part inside the display switching area of the first image with respect to the subject, of the second image.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的图像显示装置包括：存储单元，其存储包括相同数量的第一和第二图像的图像组，所述第一和第二图像相对于被摄体具有一致的位置关系，并且分别通过不同的图像处理获得; 显示单元，其至少在显示区域中显示所述第一图像; 指示显示在显示区域中的第一图像的显示切换区域的输入单元; 以及显示控制器，其控制所述显示单元，以将所述第一图像保持在所述显示切换区域外部的图像部分中，并且将所述第一图像的显示切换区域内的图像部分切换到具有与所述显示切换区域的重合位置关系的图像部分 相对于被摄体的第一图像的显示切换区域内的图像部分的第二图像。

公开(公告)号：US20090137883A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-28

申请号：US12324979

申请日：2008-11-28

申请人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Tetsuo Minai ,  Takeshi Mori

发明人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Tetsuo Minai ,  Takeshi Mori

IPC分类号： A61B5/07

CPC分类号： A61B5/0028 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B5/073

摘要： A capsule medical system is provided with a capsule medical device to be inserted into a subject, at least one electrode pad having a plurality of receiving electrodes, a receiving electrode switching unit, a control unit for controlling operations of the receiving electrode switching unit, and a position detector. The capsule medical device has a biological information acquiring unit for acquiring biological information of the subject, and a transmitting unit for outputting the biological information from a transmitting electrode through a living body. At least one electrode pad detects the biological information by a plurality of receiving electrodes. The receiving electrode switching unit switches a pair of receiving electrodes among the plurality of receiving electrodes. The position detector detects a position of the capsule medical device inside the subject based on the biological information detected by the electrode pad, and position coordinate data of the plurality of receiving electrodes.

摘要翻译： 胶囊型医疗系统设置有插入被检体的胶囊型医疗装置，具有多个接收电极的至少一个电极焊盘，接收电极切换部，控制接收电极切换部的动作的控制部，以及 位置检测器。 胶囊型医疗装置具有用于获取被检体的生物信息的生物体信息取得部，以及通过活体从发送用电极输出生物体信息的发送部。 至少一个电极焊盘通过多个接收电极检测生物信息。 接收电极切换单元切换多个接收电极中的一对接收电极。 位置检测器基于由电极焊盘检测出的生物信息检测被检体内的胶囊型医疗装置的位置，并且检测多个接收电极的坐标数据。

公开(公告)号：US08740777B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-03

申请号：US12917863

申请日：2010-11-02

申请人： Tetsuo Minai ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Akio Uchiyama

发明人： Tetsuo Minai ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Akio Uchiyama

IPC分类号： A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/04

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/0684

摘要： A body-insertable apparatus includes a light-receiving unit that includes light-receiving elements each having a receiving wavelength spectrum; light-emitting units including a near ultraviolet light source and including a yellow light source; a selection unit that can select, from among the light-emitting units, light-emitting units corresponding respectively to the near ultraviolet and the yellow light sources; an image creating unit creating a normal-light image or creating a special-light image; a transmitting unit transmitting the normal-light image or the created special-light image; and a control unit controlling driving of the light-receiving elements in accordance with selection performed by the selection unit.

摘要翻译： 身体可插入装置包括：光接收单元，其包括各自具有接收波长谱的光接收元件; 包括近紫外光源并包括黄色光源的发光单元; 选择单元，其可以从发光单元中选择分别对应于近紫外光和黄色光源的发光单元; 创建正常光图像或创建特殊光图像的图像创建单元; 发送单元，发送普通光图像或创建的特殊照明图像; 以及控制单元，其根据由所述选择单元执行的选择来控制所述光接收元件的驱动。

公开(公告)号：US20090227840A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-10

申请号：US12394695

申请日：2009-02-27

申请人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Takeshi Mori ,  Tetsuo Minai

发明人： Akio Uchiyama ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Atsushi Chiba ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Takeshi Mori ,  Tetsuo Minai

IPC分类号： A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/073 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B34/73

摘要： A capsule guiding system includes: an electrode pad arranged outside a human body to perform human body communication with a capsule endoscope and detect at least one of position and direction of the capsule endoscope; a magnetically guiding device which moves the capsule endoscope; a detector which detects a relative position between the electrode pad and the magnetically guiding device; a calculator which calculates at least one of the position and direction of the capsule endoscope based on a detection value of the electrode pad, and calculates at least one of an absolute position and direction of the capsule endoscope with respect to the magnetically guiding device based on at least one of the position and direction of the capsule endoscope and the relative position detected by the detector; and a control unit which controls the magnetically guiding device based on at least one of the absolute position and direction.

摘要翻译： 胶囊引导系统包括：布置在人体外部的电极垫，以与胶囊内窥镜进行人体连通，并检测胶囊型内窥镜的位置和方向中的至少一个; 使胶囊型内窥镜移动的导磁装置; 检测器，其检测所述电极焊盘和所述导磁装置之间的相对位置; 计算器，其基于所述电极焊盘的检测值来计算所述胶囊型内窥镜的位置和方向中的至少一个，并且基于所述导磁装置计算所述胶囊型内窥镜的绝对位置和方向中的至少一个，基于 胶囊型内窥镜的位置和方向中的至少一个以及检测器检测到的相对位置; 以及控制单元，其基于所述绝对位置和方向中的至少一个来控​​制所述导磁装置。

公开(公告)号：US08177715B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-15

申请号：US12324979

申请日：2008-11-28

申请人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Tetsuo Minai ,  Takeshi Mori

发明人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Ryoji Sato ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Tetsuo Minai ,  Takeshi Mori

IPC分类号： A61B5/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/0028 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B5/073

摘要： A capsule medical system is provided with a capsule medical device to be inserted into a subject, at least one electrode pad having a plurality of receiving electrodes, a receiving electrode switching unit, a control unit for controlling operations of the receiving electrode switching unit, and a position detector. The capsule medical device has a biological information acquiring unit for acquiring biological information of the subject, and a transmitting unit for outputting the biological information from a transmitting electrode through a living body. At least one electrode pad detects the biological information by a plurality of receiving electrodes. The receiving electrode switching unit switches a pair of receiving electrodes among the plurality of receiving electrodes. The position detector detects a position of the capsule medical device inside the subject based on the biological information detected by the electrode pad, and position coordinate data of the plurality of receiving electrodes.

摘要翻译： 胶囊型医疗系统设置有插入被检体的胶囊型医疗装置，具有多个接收电极的至少一个电极焊盘，接收电极切换部，控制接收电极切换部的动作的控制部，以及 位置检测器。 胶囊型医疗装置具有用于获取被检体的生物信息的生物体信息取得部，以及通过活体从发送用电极输出生物体信息的发送部。 至少一个电极焊盘通过多个接收电极检测生物信息。 接收电极切换单元切换多个接收电极中的一对接收电极。 位置检测器基于由电极焊盘检测出的生物信息检测被检体内的胶囊型医疗装置的位置，并且检测多个接收电极的坐标数据。

公开(公告)号：US08529433B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-10

申请号：US12730325

申请日：2010-03-24

申请人： Hironao Kawano ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Akio Uchiyama

发明人： Hironao Kawano ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Akio Uchiyama

IPC分类号： A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/00016 ,  A61B1/00087 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B5/061 ,  A61B5/073 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/4839 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B17/3478 ,  A61B34/73 ,  A61B2034/732

摘要： A body-insertable apparatus system has a body insertable apparatus that is inserted into a subject and a control apparatus. The body-insertable apparatus includes a magnetic responding unit that is provided within a casing forming the body-insertable apparatus and has a magnetization direction; and a needle that is protruded and retracted with respect to a surface of the casing. The control apparatus includes a magnetic field generator that generates a magnetic field; and a control unit that causes the magnetic field generator to generate a magnetic field for changing an orientation of the magnetic responding unit based on the magnetization direction of the magnetic responding unit in the body-insertable apparatus, a position of the needle in the body-insertable apparatus, and a distal end direction of the needle, thereby changing an orientation of the entire body-insertable apparatus to enable the protruded needle to puncture a puncture target layer.

摘要翻译： 身体可插入装置系统具有插入被检体和控制装置的被检体内插入装置。 所述被检体内导入装置具有形成所述被检体内导入装置的壳体内的磁化方向的磁响应部， 以及相对于壳体的表面突出和缩回的针。 控制装置包括产生磁场的磁场发生器; 以及控制单元，其使得所述磁场发生器基于所述被检体内导入装置中的所述磁响应单元的磁化方向，生成用于改变所述磁响应单元的取向的磁场，所述针在所述身体可插入装置中的位置， 可插入设备和针的远端方向，由此改变整个被人体插入设备的方向，使得突出的针能刺穿穿刺目标层。

公开(公告)号：US08491464B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-23

申请号：US11571510

申请日：2006-07-10

申请人： Takeshi Yokoi ,  Katsumi Hirakawa ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Manabu Fujita

发明人： Takeshi Yokoi ,  Katsumi Hirakawa ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Shinsuke Tanaka ,  Hironobu Takizawa ,  Manabu Fujita

IPC分类号： A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/2736 ,  A61B1/00147 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/6882 ,  A61B2562/162

摘要： To stably and properly monitor an inside of a body by using an easily operable placement technique, a capsule endoscope 101 to be swallowed from an oral cavity 200 to acquire in-vivo information of a subject 201 and to wirelessly output for a transmission of the in-vivo information to an outside of a body, a string member 103 that is connected to the capsule endoscope 101 for positioning the capsule endoscope 101 at a gastric cardia 202, and a fixing portion 104 that is a portion of the string member 103, is provided on a position with which a length from the capsule endoscope 101 corresponds to a length from the gastric cardia 202 to the inside of an esophageal region 203 for fixing the string member 103 that has located the capsule endoscope 101 at the gastric cardia 202 to the inside of the esophageal region 203 by an endoscopic fixture are included. As a result, the capsule endoscope 101 is placed at a position of the gastric cardia 202 where an entire inside of the stomach is easily inspected, and the capsule endoscope 101 itself can easily be placed inside the esophageal region by using the fixing portion 104.

摘要翻译： 为了通过使用易于操作的放置技术来稳定且适当地监视身体的内部，可以从口腔200中吞咽的胶囊型内窥镜101获取被检体201的体内信息，并进行无线输出。 体内信息输送到身体的外部，与胶囊型内窥镜101连接以将胶囊型内窥镜101定位在胃贲门202处的绳状构件103和作为绳构件103的一部分的固定部104， 设置在从胶囊型内窥镜101的长度对应于从胃贲门202到食道区域203的长度的位置的位置，用于将位于胃贲门202处的胶囊型内窥镜101的线状部件103固定到 包括内窥镜固定装置在食管区域203内部。 结果，胶囊型内窥镜101配置在容易检查胃内整体的胃贲门202的位置，通过使用固定部104，能够容易地将胶囊型内窥镜101本身放置在食道内。

公开(公告)号：US08446147B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US12595400

申请日：2008-04-18

申请人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Ryoji Sato

发明人： Atsushi Chiba ,  Akio Uchiyama ,  Atsushi Kimura ,  Ryoji Sato

IPC分类号： G01B7/14 ,  A61B5/05

CPC分类号： A61B5/06 ,  A61B1/00158 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/062 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B2034/2051 ,  A61B2090/3958 ,  G01B7/003

摘要： Provided is a position detecting device including a first magnetic-field generating unit including at least one magnetic-field generating coil and that generates a first magnetic field in a detection space where a detected object provided with a circuit including at least one built-in coil is disposed; a magnetic-field detecting unit having a plurality of detecting coils arrayed to detect an induced magnetic field generated from the built-in coil by the generated first magnetic field; and a second magnetic-field generating unit including at least one magnetic-field generating coil, that generates a second magnetic field, and including a magnetic-field component having a phase substantially opposite to the first magnetic field and entering the detecting coils, wherein the first magnetic-field generating unit and the detecting coils are disposed so that a generating direction of the first magnetic field and a detecting direction of the induced magnetic field intersect each other.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种位置检测装置，其包括：第一磁场产生单元，包括至少一个磁场产生线圈，并且在检测空间中产生第一磁场，其中检测对象设置有包括至少一个内置线圈 被处置 磁场检测单元，具有多个检测线圈，其被排列成通过所产生的第一磁场来检测从内置线圈产生的感应磁场; 以及第二磁场产生单元，其包括产生第二磁场的至少一个磁场产生线圈，并且包括具有与第一磁场基本相反的相位并进入检测线圈的磁场分量，其中， 第一磁场产生单元和检测线圈被布置成使得第一磁场的产生方向和感应磁场的检测方向彼此相交。