A control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first and second image signals generated by an imaging device having an autofocus function by capturing an observation target irradiated with first light and second light having different wavelength bands, respectively; a signal processor configured to detect detection information of the first and second image signals; and a controller configured to calculate a first focal length based on the detection information of the first image signal, calculate a second focal length based on the detection information of the second image signal, and set a focal length of the imaging device to capture the observation target irradiated with the second light to either the first or second focal length at least based on the detection information of the second image signal.

A drive device includes a filter section that includes an optical filter, a transmission section that rotates around a rotation shaft, a first groove portion that is formed to the transmission section, a protruding portion that is formed to the filter section, in contact with the first groove portion, and that moves the filter section from a first position to a second position by moving along the first groove portion in coordination with rotation of the transmission section, and a second groove portion that is formed continuously with the first groove portion, and that is provided along a tangent line direction passing through the protruding portion that is on a circle having the rotation shaft of the transmission section at a center and a radius that is a distance between the rotation shaft and the protruding portion, when the optical filter section is moved to the second position.

A projector in an endoscope is used to project visible light onto tissue. The projected intensity, color, and/or wavelength vary by spatial location in the field of view to provide an overlay. Rather than relying on a rendered overlay alpha-blended on a captured image, the illumination with spatial variation physically highlights one or more regions of interest or physically overlays on the tissue.

A medical endoscopy/stereo colposcopy instrument is configured to selectively take stereo colposcopy images of a patient's uterus and endoscopy images of the patient's bladder or uterus. Any of the images can be white light images or images for a selected narrow wavelength band or fluorescence images. The images can be displayed individually or as spatially registered composite images to highlight selected features of the imaged anatomy. A cup-shaped device can be positioned at the patient's cervix and provided with a light source and a fluorescence camera module to monitor changes in fluorescence in response to a photoactivated substance.

An image processing method includes: sequentially generating fluorescent image data in accordance with light intensity of a wavelength component emitted from a fluorescent agent having been administered to a subject irradiated with excitation light, based on image data of the subject each time the image data is generated; sequentially calculating a change amount of the light intensity based on two sets of temporally successive fluorescent image data each time the fluorescent image data is generated; determining whether the change amount is not less than a first threshold indicating fluorescence expression; determining whether the change amount is less than a second threshold indicating a steady state of fluorescence after the change amount is determined to be not less than the first threshold; and outputting a message that fluorescence of the fluorescent agent is in the steady state if the change amount is determined to be less than the second threshold.

Closed cavity adjustable sensor mount systems and methods are disclosed. The sensor mount systems include a sealed, closed cavity enclosing a sensor and forming a closed cavity sensor assembly. The closed cavity sensor assembly may be tilted and/or translated relative to a platform in order to adjust the orientation of the sensor to align it with an imaging optical axis. Following alignment, the closed cavity sensor assembly may be permanently or reversibly fixed in place. The closed cavity adjustable sensor mount systems may be part of medical imaging systems such as endoscopic imaging systems and/or open field imaging systems.

The invention discloses a visualization system with a real-time imaging function, comprising: a receiving end, a light source, an imaging system, and a display device. The light source comprises a red light source and a fluorescence excitation light source; the imaging system comprises a red light image sensor and a fluorescence image sensor to process a signal to output a real-time visualization signal to the display device. Through the technical scheme, the visualization system can provide sufficient background information and obtain a clear and complete real-time image for a surgeon only by using a specific band of red light to illuminate a surgical scene, the visualization system is simple in whole structure, is convenient in a control method, is simple and highly effective in the imaging process procedure, has a good use experience while the manufacturing and maintenance costs are low, and has a very high applicability and popularization.

The invention provides medical or industrial light source devices, for example, an endoscope.

A light source device includes: a light source emitting a light beam; a concentrator including a pair of Fresnel lenses with corrugated surfaces and concentrating the emitted light beam, the corrugated surfaces of the Fresnel lenses facing each other, and a light guide guiding the concentrated light beam.

The corrugated surfaces of the pair of Fresnel lenses may be in contact with each other and one end of the light guide may be disposed at a focal point of the concentrated light beam.

There is provided a camera head for endoscope which enables to achieve a favorable fluorescent image in any wavelength band when the observation is switched over from a normal white-light image observation to an observation of fluorescent images of different wavelength bands.

The camera head for endoscope includes a camera-head optical system which includes a spectral prism having a dichroic film which splits light from the endoscope into white light and fluorescent light, and a first image pickup element and a second image pickup element which are disposed in respective optical paths split into two by the spectral prism, and the first image pickup element is for the white-light image observation in which a white-light image is captured, and the second image pickup element is for a fluorescent-image observation in which two fluorescent images of different wavelengths are captured, and the first image pickup element is disposed at a position at which an image is formed in an optical path for the white-light image observation, and the second image pickup element is disposed at a position between two positions at which the two fluorescent images are formed in an optical path for the fluorescent-mage observation, and the camera head for endoscope satisfies the following conditional expression (1).

d≦9×P×Fno  (1)

Hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging with a minimal area image sensor are disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation, wherein the pixel array comprises active pixels and optical black pixels. The system includes a black clamp circuit providing offset control for data generated by the pixel array. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of: electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 513 nm to about 545 nm; electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 565 nm to about 585 nm; electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 900 nm to about 1000 nm; an excitation wavelength of electromagnetic radiation that causes a reagent to fluoresce; or a laser mapping pattern.