In embodiments set forth herein, an intraoral scanner comprises a body, a probe at one end of the body, the probe comprising a scanner head, a wireless communication module disposed within the body, one or more optical sensor, and a touchscreen disposed on the body. The one or more optical sensor is to receive light that enters the scanner head and generate intraoral scan data based on the light, wherein the wireless communication module is to wirelessly send the intraoral scan data to a first computing device. The touchscreen is configured to output a plurality of virtual buttons, detect a touch input associated with a virtual button of the plurality of virtual buttons, and provide a signal associated with the touch input of the virtual button to the first computing device.

An imaging module includes an imaging element including a light receiving surface, an electrode surface on a side opposite to the light receiving surface, and imaging element electrodes formed on the electrode surface, a substrate including a first surface, a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface, and a first end surface facing the electrode surface, a cable portion having a conductor electrically connected to the imaging element electrodes via a wire on the substrate, a sealing resin that covers at least the first surface and the second surface, and an identification resin attached to a portion of the sealing resin on the first surface or a portion of the sealing resin on the second surface.

Embodiments of a system and method of use for endoscope fluorescence inspection are generally described herein. In an example embodiment, a fluorescence inspection device provides capabilities for internal inspection of an endoscope lumen through a handheld unit coupled to a light pipe that identifies fluorescence from residual biological material exposed to a fluorescing agent. In another example embodiment, a fluorescence inspection device provides capabilities for external inspection of an endoscope surface through a handheld unit which emits excitation light and identifies fluorescence of residual biological material exposed to the fluorescing agent. The embodiments may also include an output device to output an indication in response to a detection (or lack of detection) of the fluorescent light with the fluorescence inspection device. Additional use examples and device structures are also described.

The invention relates to an endoscopic device, in particular medical or industrial endoscopic device, wherein the endoscopic device comprises, as components, a light source, an optical fiber, a camera, and an endoscope comprising an optical element or a plurality of optical elements, and at least one optical element comprises an optical marking for verifying an identity of the optical element and/or of the endoscope such that the optical marking can be detected by the camera for verifying the identity and/or a configuration of the endoscopic device. The invention furthermore relates to a method for verifying an identity of a component of an endoscopic device, and a computer program product for evaluating an image acquisition of an optical marking of an optical element and for identifying an endoscope of an endoscopic device.

A type acquisition unit determines the type of an endoscope connected to an endoscope connection unit. A light source control unit performs control to make the light emission balance of light in the respective wavelength ranges, which is obtained in a case where the type of the endoscope corresponds to a first endoscope, and the light emission balance of light in the respective wavelength ranges, which is obtained in a case where the type of the endoscope corresponds to a second endoscope, be different from each other.

An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to receive, from a sensor of a surgical instrument, environmental condition information associated with the surgical instrument and detected by the sensor while the surgical instrument is disconnected from an external power source, the surgical instrument including circuitry configured to be powered and operate only while the surgical instrument is connected to the external power source, determine, based on the environmental condition information, an operational condition of the surgical instrument, and provide a notification indicating the determined operational condition of the surgical instrument.

Systems and methods involving a control and processing system interfaceable with a device, a tracking system, and a data storage device, the control and processing system having a processor configured by a set of instructions storable in relation to a nontransient memory device to: identify the at least one device, via the tracking system operating with at least one of an electromagnetic system and a radiofrequency (RF) system, during a medical procedure; obtain an image of a region of interest associated with the medical procedure; process the image to identify a context measure associated with a current state of the medical procedure; obtain a parameter for adaptively configuring the device during the medical procedure, the parameter customizable based on the context measure, the parameter providable for the device according to a prioritized list, and the device reverting to a default configuration when another device is removed from the region of interest; and configure the device according to the parameter.

Endoscopes having a tip section with viewing elements coupled to a CMOS image sensor and/or a CCD image sensor for transforming light captured by the viewing element into digital and/or analog signals are described. A main connector is coupled with the tip section for transmitting the signals to a main control unit of the endoscope. The main connector includes a pad for transmitting digital signals provided by the CMOS image sensor to a push pin probe in a receptacle of the main control unit. The main connector also include another interface for transmitting analog signals to the main control unit.

A medical device monitoring system includes a monitor and a medical device. The monitor includes an infrared emitter that transmits a first infrared signal, the first infrared signal comprising identification information of the monitor, a second infrared signal comprising the identification information, and a time gap between the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal and a controller that activates the infrared emitter and that sets the time gap the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal. The monitor communication circuitry. The medical device includes a medical sensor and an infrared receiver disposed on the video laryngoscope and that receives the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal. The medical device also includes communication circuitry that communicates the acquired airway images to the monitor communication circuitry when a processor validates a pairing between the video laryngoscope and the monitor.

The systems, methods, and apparatus disclosed herein are directed to an exchangeable working channel for a surgical instrument comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an instrument channel configured to receive the exchangeable working channel. The exchangeable working channel may comprise a shaft comprising a proximal region and a distal region; an inner surface defining a lumen extending through the shaft; and an outer surface configured to interface with the instrument channel of the surgical instrument. The exchangeable working channel may further comprise one or more locking members configured to releasably couple to the proximal portion or the distal portion of the surgical instrument. The exchangeable working channel may increase a service life of the surgical instrument as a worn working channel can be exchanged with a new one.