公开(公告)号：US06638215B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US09933110

申请日：2001-08-21

申请人： Hiroyuki Kobayashi

发明人： Hiroyuki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/043 ,  A61B5/0071 ,  A61B5/0084

摘要： White light emitted from a first light source is sequentially converted into green light, blue light, and red light by a first wheel. Excitation light emitted from a second light source passes through a second wheel. The green light, the blue light and the red light, and the excitation light are switched by shutters to enter a prism. The optical path of the green light, the blue light and the red light transmitted through the prism coincides with the optical path of the excitation light reflected by the prism. As a result, the green light, the blue light, the red light and the excitation light sequentially and repeatedly enter a light guide.

公开(公告)号：US06569088B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US09727774

申请日：2000-12-04

申请人： Yutaka Koshikawa

发明人： Yutaka Koshikawa

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： A61B1/00096 ,  A61B1/002

摘要： An endoscope apparatus for reducing a halation for a large observation area without an illumination nonuniformity includes an insertion part which has an end having a wide-angle object optical system with two or more types of illumination optical systems having different illumination strength or light distribution. An illumination optical system having a greater illumination strength or wider light distribution is arranged on both sides of the end in a direction of a long side of a screen of the wide-angle object optical system. An illumination optical system having a lesser illumination strength or narrower light distribution is arranged on both sides of the end in a direction of a short side of the screen of the wide-angle object optical system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于减小没有照明不均匀性的大观察区域的晕影的内窥镜装置，具有插入部，该插入部的端部具有具有不同照明强度或光分布的两种以上的照明光学系统的广角物体光学系统。 在广角对象光学系统的屏幕的长边方向上，在端部的两侧设置具有较大的照明强度或更大的光分布的照明光学系统。 具有较小的照明强度或较窄的光分布的照明光学系统在广角对象光学系统的屏幕的短边方向上布置在端部的两侧。

公开(公告)号：US06537211B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US09238664

申请日：1999-01-26

申请人： Thomas D. Wang ,  Michael S. Feld ,  Yang Wang ,  Jacques Van Dam ,  Stephen F. Fulghum

发明人： Thomas D. Wang ,  Michael S. Feld ,  Yang Wang ,  Jacques Van Dam ,  Stephen F. Fulghum

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： G01J3/4406 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/0005 ,  A61B1/043 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B5/0071 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/415 ,  A61B5/418 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0232 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01N21/6456 ,  G01N2021/6417 ,  G01N2021/6421 ,  G01N2021/6484

摘要： The present invention relates to a fluorescence endoscope imaging system. The system uses first and second light sources to provide fluorescence and reflectance images of tissue being examined. The imaging system also includes an electronic controller that actuates the illumination of the system by switching current through the first light source between a first illumination level and a second illumination level such that the tissue is illuminated at the first or second illumination level. An imaging device mounted at the distal end of the device is used to collect both images.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种荧光内窥镜成像系统。 该系统使用第一和第二光源来提供正在检查的组织的荧光和反射图像。 成像系统还包括电子控制器，其通过在第一照明水平和第二照明水平之间切换通过第一光源的电流来致动系统的照明，使得组织以第一或第二照明水平照亮。 安装在设备远端的成像装置用于收集两个图像。

公开(公告)号：US06485413B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-26

申请号：US09036283

申请日：1998-03-06

申请人： Stephen A. Boppart ,  Gary J. Tearney ,  Brett E. Bouma ,  Mark E. Brezinski ,  James G. Fujimoto ,  Eric A. Swanson

发明人： Stephen A. Boppart ,  Gary J. Tearney ,  Brett E. Bouma ,  Mark E. Brezinski ,  James G. Fujimoto ,  Eric A. Swanson

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： G01B9/0201 ,  A61B1/00096 ,  A61B1/00172 ,  A61B1/00183 ,  A61B1/00188 ,  A61B1/002 ,  A61B1/043 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B3/102 ,  A61B5/0064 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0071 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/415 ,  A61B5/417 ,  A61B5/418 ,  A61B5/444 ,  A61B5/6852 ,  A61B2562/0242 ,  G01B9/02022 ,  G01B9/0205 ,  G01B9/02063 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B11/00 ,  G01B11/026 ,  G01B11/12 ,  G01B11/2441 ,  G01B2290/65 ,  G01N21/4795 ,  G02B5/1828 ,  G02B27/4227 ,  G11B7/005 ,  G11B7/08564 ,  G11B7/127 ,  G11B7/1353 ,  G11B7/24 ,  G11B2007/0013 ,  H01S5/141

摘要： An imaging system for performing forward scanning imaging for application to therapeutic and diagnostic devises used in medical procedures. The imaging system includes forward directed optical coherence tomography (OCT), and non-retroreflected forward scanning OCT. Also interferometric imaging and ranging techniques and fluorescent, Raman, two-photon, and diffuse wave imaging can be used. The forward scanning mechanisms include a cam attached to a motor, pneumatic devices, a pivoting device, piezoelectric transducers, electrostatic driven slides for substantially transverse scanning; counter-rotating prisms, and offset lenses are used for arbitrary scanning. The imaging system of the invention is applied to hand held probes including probes integrated with surgical probes, scalpels, scissors, forceps and biopsy instruments. Hand held probes include forward scanning lasers. The imaging system is also applicable to laparoscopes and endoscopes for diagnostc and therapeutic intervention in body orifices, canals, tubes, ducts, vessels and cavities of the body. The imaging system includes application to surgical and high numerical aperture microscopes. An important application of the invention is implantation of the optical probe for periodic or continuous extraction of information from the tissue site where implanted.

摘要翻译： 用于执行向前扫描成像以用于医疗程序中使用的治疗和诊断设备的成像系统。 成像系统包括前向光学相干断层扫描（OCT）和非逆向前向扫描OCT。 还可以使用干涉成像和测距技术以及荧光，拉曼，双光子和漫射波成像。 前向扫描机构包括附接到马达的凸轮，气动装置，枢转装置，压电换能器，用于基本上横向扫描的静电驱动滑块; 反向旋转棱镜和偏移透镜用于任意扫描。 本发明的成像系统应用于手持式探针，其包括与外科手术探针，解剖刀，剪刀，镊子和活检器械集成的探针。 手持式探头包括正向扫描激光器。 成像系统还适用于腹腔镜和内窥镜，用于身体孔，运河，管道，管道，血管和身体腔内的诊断和治疗干预。 成像系统包括应用于手术和高数值孔径显微镜。 本发明的重要应用是植入用于从植入的组织部位周期性或连续地提取信息的光学探针。

公开(公告)号：US06478732B2

公开(公告)日：2002-11-12

申请号：US09919968

申请日：2001-08-02

申请人： Rensuke Adachi

发明人： Rensuke Adachi

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： G01J3/4406 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00186 ,  A61B1/043 ,  A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/0646 ,  A61B1/0669 ,  A61B5/0071 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J2003/1213 ,  G01N21/6456 ,  G01N2021/6471 ,  G01N2021/6484

摘要： Light emitted from a light source is converted into ultraviolet-and-blue light, green light, and red light, in that order, by a first wheel. When a second wheel inserts a transparent member 251 into the optical path, the ultraviolet-and-blue light, the green light, and the red light enter a light guide. On the other hand, when the second wheel inserts a fluorescence observation filter into the optical path, ultraviolet-and-blue light is converted to ultraviolet light and then enters the light guide, while the green light is blocked and the red light enters the light guide.

摘要翻译： 从光源发射的光通过第一轮按顺序转换成紫外线和蓝色光，绿色光和红色光。 当第二轮将透明构件251插入到光路中时，紫外线和蓝色光，绿色光和红色光进入光导。 另一方面，当第二轮将荧光观察滤光器插入到光路中时，紫外线和蓝色光被转换为紫外光，然后进入导光体，同时绿色光被阻挡并且红色光进入光线 指南。

公开(公告)号：US06413210B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-02

申请号：US09271456

申请日：1999-03-18

申请人： Takayuki Enomoto

发明人： Takayuki Enomoto

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： A61B1/00055 ,  A61B1/00062 ,  A61B1/0669 ,  A61B2560/0276 ,  H05B37/03

摘要： In a life span meter system for a lamp, such as a xenon lamp, used in an electronic endoscope, a counter numerically estimates a lit-time of the lamp as a numerical data whenever the lamp is turned ON. A memory stores the numerical data as a total numerical data of the lit-time of the lamp whenever the lamp is turned OFF. A determiner determines whether the total numerical data reaches a numerical life-span data which is numerically estimated from a life span of the lamp. An indicator indicates that the lamp should be exchanged with a new lamp when it is determined by the determiner that the total numerical lit-time data exceeds the numerical life-span data.

摘要翻译： 在电子内窥镜中使用的用于诸如氙灯的灯的寿命计量器系统中，每当灯被接通时，计数器以数字数字方式估计灯的点亮时间。 每当灯关闭时，存储器将数字数据存储为灯的点亮时间的总数字数据。 确定器确定总数字数据是否达到从灯的寿命数值估计的数字寿命数据。 当确定器确定总数字点亮时间数据超过数字寿命数据时，指示灯表示灯应与新灯交换。

公开(公告)号：US06190309B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-20

申请号：US09188795

申请日：1998-11-09

申请人： Kiyoko Ooshima ,  Hiroshi Atsuta ,  Shinji Uchida ,  Hiroyuki Yamakita

发明人： Kiyoko Ooshima ,  Hiroshi Atsuta ,  Shinji Uchida ,  Hiroyuki Yamakita

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： A61B1/0051 ,  A61B1/00108 ,  A61B1/00142 ,  A61B1/00177 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/0615 ,  A61B1/0676 ,  A61B1/0684 ,  A61B1/247 ,  A61B2560/0431

摘要： A video scope has an entry section which can advance into an object; and a grip section which is disposed at the back of the entry section and to be held by an operator, wherein a light reflecting body, an objective lens, a solid-state image pickup device, a light source, a window of incidence for image pickup rays and illumination windows located in the vicinities of the window of incidence are disposed in the entry section, and wherein at least a power source is disposed in the grip section for driving the light source. A portable accommodation case has an accommodation space for accommodating the video scope; and a lid which has a thin display attached thereto, and can rotate freely and stop at an optional position, wherein the thin display is capable of displaying an image which is picked up by the video scope.

公开(公告)号：US06821246B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-23

申请号：US10323317

申请日：2002-12-18

申请人： Manfred Kasel ,  Thomas Reher

发明人： Manfred Kasel ,  Thomas Reher

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： A61B1/00096 ,  A61B1/00165

摘要： A rigid endoscope optics including an outer tube (1) of which the distal aperture is closed by a window (2) affixed to the outer tube in a sealed manner. The outer tube encloses an image transmitter (4, 5) running through it and a light guide (6) running parallel to the transmitter, the transmitter and pipe being configured by their distal ends (5, 7) looking and radiating, respectively, through the window. The light guide is cross-sectionally separated from the image transmitter's cross-section at least in the region of defined between their distal ends and the window by an optically opaque partition (3). The partition rests by its distal edge against the window, wherein an elastic and opague insert is disposed between the distal end of the partition (3) against the window (2).

摘要翻译： 一种刚性内窥镜光学元件，包括外管（1），远端孔由密封的方式固定在外管上的窗（2）封闭。 外管包围一个穿过它的图像发射器（4,5）和平行于发射器的光导（6），发射器和管由其远端（5,7）构成，分别通过 窗户。 至少在其远端和窗之间由光学不透明的分隔物（3）限定的区域中，光导件与图像发射器的横截面横截面分离。 分隔件由其远端边缘靠在窗户上，其中弹性和op ague插入物设置在隔离件（3）的远端与窗（2）之间。

公开(公告)号：US06767320B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-27

申请号：US10217511

申请日：2002-08-13

申请人： Richard A. Farkas ,  Terrance R. Boyd ,  Juan F. Velazquez

发明人： Richard A. Farkas ,  Terrance R. Boyd ,  Juan F. Velazquez

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： A61B1/00057 ,  A61B1/063

摘要： An endoscope assembly includes a housing having an outwardly extending tube with the free end adapted for insertion into a body cavity. A laser is contained within the housing which emits an output beam through the free end of the tube. A light sensor detects light in a predetermined color range which impinges upon the free end of the tube and generates an output signal representative thereof. A circuit disables the laser in response to the output signal from the light sensor.

摘要翻译： 内窥镜组件包括具有向外延伸的管的壳体，其自由端适于插入体腔。 激光器容纳在壳体内，其通过管的自由端发射输出光束。 光传感器检测入射在管的自由端上的预定颜色范围内的光并产生代表其的输出信号。 电路响应于来自光传感器的输出信号而禁用激光器。

公开(公告)号：US06733441B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-11

申请号：US09852412

申请日：2001-05-10

申请人： Koichi Niida ,  Manabu Yajima ,  Tomoki Iwasaki

发明人： Koichi Niida ,  Manabu Yajima ,  Tomoki Iwasaki

IPC分类号： A61B106

CPC分类号： A61B1/00055 ,  A61B1/00057 ,  A61B1/0669

摘要： An endoscope system has a lamp 22 that emits illumination light with which an object is illuminated, and a power supply 24 that supplies power with which the lamp is lit. Furthermore, the endoscope system includes a condition detecting unit and a notifying unit. The condition detecting unit is provided to or near the lamp 22 and detects a predetermined condition relevant to the lamp. The notifying unit notifies an operator of the state of the lamp according to a result of detection performed by the condition detecting unit. The condition detecting unit is a temperature detector 27 or a power detector 51. The temperature detector 27 detects whether the temperature at or near the lamp is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. The power detector 51 detects whether current or voltage supplied or applied from the power supply to the lamp is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value.

摘要翻译： 内窥镜系统具有发射被照射物体的照明光的灯22和供给灯被照亮的电力的电源24。 此外，内窥镜系统包括条件检测单元和通知单元。 条件检测单元设置在灯22上或附近，并且检测与灯相关的预定条件。 通知单元根据由条件检测单元执行的检测结果通知操作者灯的状态。 条件检测单元是温度检测器27或功率检测器51.温度检测器27检测灯处或附近的温度是否等于或大于预定值。 功率检测器51检测从电源向灯提供或施加的电流或电压是否等于或小于预定值。