Errors in a blended stream that would result in non-display or obscuring of a live video stream from a medical device may be automatically detected, and a failover stream corresponding to the first live video stream may be displayed to medical personnel. For example, one or more second input streams that are being blended may contain no data or invalid data which may result in the blended stream not displaying (or obscuring) the live video stream (if the blended were displayed). Switching from blending to a failover buffer may occur within the time to process a single video image frame. Upon detection (prior to display) that the blended stream would not display the live video stream, display of the live video stream from the failover buffer may be initiated. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

This disclosure enables various technologies for endoscopy, laparoscopy, and other endoscopic or scopic procedures and methods of manufacture and use thereof. One of such technologies includes a handheld unit and a computing terminal. The handheld unit has a handle, an energy store, a scope, and a first wireless communication interface. The handle has a channel. The energy store has a body and a tower extending radially from the body. The tower hosts a control panel for the scope. The tower extends within the channel when the energy store is assembled with the handle by a user. The computing terminal hosts a second wireless communication interface, where the second wireless communication interface receives an imagery of a cavity captured via the scope powered by the energy store when the scope extends within the cavity as the user holds the handle outside the cavity.

An imaging element includes: a pixel board including a light receiver including plural pixels, each pixel being configured to generate an imaging signal; a circuit board including a functional circuit, the pixel board being layered on the circuit board; plural wiring portions configured to electrically connect the pixel board and the circuit board to each other and electrically transmit signals between respective layers; a terminal provided on the circuit board, the terminal being electrically connected to each of the plural wiring portions, the terminal being configured to output the imaging signal to an outside of the terminal or receive an external signal from the outside of the terminal; and a switch configured to output, by selective switching, at least one of the imaging signal and an internal signal generated at the circuit board, to the terminal.

A magnetic control device and a capsule endoscope control system are provided. The magnetic control device comprises: a first support, a second support, a magnetic component, a first driving mechanism and a second driving mechanism. The magnetic component comprises a housing portion and a shaft portion connected to the housing portion, the housing portion is provided with a magnet and a drive fitting portion, and the shaft portion is rotatably connected to the second support. The first driving mechanism is disposed on the first support and is connected to the second support, the second driving mechanism is disposed on the second support and is connected to the magnetic component. The first driving mechanism drives the second support to drive the magnetic component to rotate around a first axis, the second driving mechanism drives the magnetic component to rotate around a second axis, the first axis intersects the second axis.

A system for image capture and analysis of an anatomy includes an imaging device having a bracket for removably attaching the imaging device to an optical viewing device, a camera for capturing images through an eyepiece of the optical viewing device, a first display screen for displaying the images, a first transceiver for transferring the images, and a power source. The system includes a docking station having a docking port that supports the imaging device, a charger positioned inside the docking port for charging the power source of the imaging device, a second transceiver that receives the images, and a second display screen that displays the images. The second display screen of the docking station is larger than the first display screen of the imaging device.

An endoscope processor includes a power source circuit configured to supply power to an endoscope, an endoscope connector, a discharge resistor between the power source circuit and the endoscope connector, a power conduction circuit between the discharge resistor and the endoscope connector, and a processor. The processor is configured to, in response to detecting connection of the endoscope to the endoscope connector, control the power conduction circuit to establish conduction between the endoscope and the discharge resistor, in response to starting power supply to the endoscope by the power source circuit, control the power conduction circuit to interrupt the conduction, and in response to resuming power supply to the endoscope after a stop, control the power conduction circuit to reestablish the conduction. When the conduction is established, charge accumulated in the endoscope is discharged through the discharge resistor.

An intrusive medical device and a visualization system including the intrusive medical device, the intrusive medical device including a proximal end and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end; a camera and a light source positioned at the distal end; and a cable bundle of consisting of a first and a second coaxial cable within a common shield, the cable bundle extending from the proximal end to the distal end and electrically connected to the camera and light source at the distal end with the common shield electrically connecting ground to camera and light source.

An apparatus of serializer/deserializer is provided. The apparatus comprises an ISP and capture device at a back end with a disposable image-capture module, a synthetic-image module, and a MIPI serializer at a front end; and, after use, only the disposable image-capture module is discarded, which extends into human body at the front end, but keep the other parts reusable, where cost is thus effectively reduced to solve the shortcoming of high cost of the use of modern disposable endoscope.