An endoscopic system can include an endoscope shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and an electrically active sensor system including at least one sensor mounted proximate the distal end and positioned to sense at least one characteristic of an environment in which the distal end is located. The capacitance of the sensor system relative to earth ground maintains current leakage to a level that meets a cardiac float rating.

Disclosed is an intelligent intracranial hematoma removal and drainage system, including: an information input module, an information detection module, an intelligent module and a hematoma removal and drainage module, wherein the information input module is used for collecting preoperative data and transmitting the collected preoperative data to the intelligent module; the information detection module is used for acquiring intracranial data monitored in real time and transmitting the monitored intracranial data to the intelligent module; the intelligent module is used for receiving the data from the information input module and the information detection module, analyzing the received data to make a determination, and converting the determination into an instruction signal and transmitting the same to the hematoma removal and drainage module; and the hematoma removal and drainage module is used for receiving an instruction from the intelligent module to remove and drain intracranial hematomas, and feeding data after removal and drainage back to the intelligent module. The intelligent intracranial hematoma removal and drainage system provides corresponding bases for all treatment operations, and all signals are detected in real time, thereby ensuring the real-time monitoring of key information of a patient during an intracranial hematoma treatment process, such that all the treatment operations on the patient are controllable and precise.

A computer program causes a computer to execute processing for acquiring examination point information regarding an examination point included in an examination target portion using an endoscope, acquiring an endoscopic image captured by the endoscope, determining whether the endoscope has reached the examination point on the basis of image analysis of the acquired endoscopic image, and outputting a notification in a case where the endoscope has reached the examination point.

Fluorescence videostroboscopy imaging is described. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a controller configured to cause the emitter to emit the pulses of electromagnetic radiation at a strobing frequency determined based on a vibration frequency of vocal cords of a user. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 770 nm to about 790 nm.

A portable monitor operable in a first orientation and a second orientation. The monitor includes a housing and a handle having arms. A back side of the housing includes grooves sized and shaped to receive, respectively, the arms of the handle. The handle is pivotable about handle axles to a plurality of positions including a first position, in which the arms are received by first sections of the grooves, a second position, in which the arms are received by second sections of the grooves, and intermediate positions between the first position and the second position.

Laser mapping imaging and videostroboscopy is described. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a controller configured to cause the emitter to emit the pulses of electromagnetic radiation at a strobing frequency determined based on a vibration frequency of vocal cords of a user. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises a laser mapping pattern.

An endoscopic image processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor performs processing for acquiring lesion information including information indicating a position of a lesion region included in an endoscopic image, determines whether the lesion region is included in the endoscopic image, and performs processing for generating a display image for displaying one or more marks in at least one of N mark display regions set as regions as many as a maximum display number of the one or more marks, and generating the one or more marks indicating in which reference region among a predetermined plurality of reference regions set in the endoscopic image a present position of the lesion region or a position of the lesion region immediately before the detection is interrupted is included and displaying the one or more marks in at least one of the N mark display regions.

A system for estimating the position of an imaging capsule that examines the gastrointestinal tract of a user, including an imaging capsule for examining inside the user; and a recorder for communicating with the imaging capsule from outside the user. The imaging capsule includes a controller for controlling functionality of the imaging capsule, a transceiver for communication with the recorder and a coil for transmission of electromagnetic signals. The recorder includes a controller for controlling functionality of the recorder, a transceiver for communication with the imaging capsule and a coil for receiving electromagnetic signals from the coil of the imaging capsule. Wherein the recorder determines the location of the imaging capsule based on measurements of the amplitude of the electromagnetic signals transmitted by the coil in the imaging capsule.

An autofocus control device includes a processor. The processor performs an image acquisition process of acquiring an object image captured by an imaging section, a treatment determination process of determining whether or not treatment is being performed based on the object image, a focus evaluation area setting process of setting either a preset area or a treatment area set based on the object image, as a focus evaluation area in the object image based on a determination result of the treatment determination process, and a focus control process of performing focus control of the imaging section based on a focus evaluation value of the focus evaluation area.

An endoscope includes a sensor, and a temperature compensation circuit configured to perform temperature compensation of an output signal of the sensor, in a distal end portion. The temperature compensation circuit includes a differential amplifying section configured to amplify an output signal of the sensor, and a temperature sensing section in which a resistance is connected in series to a parallel connection portion of a temperature sensing element and a resistance.