In this patent disclosure, a machine-learning-based system for automatically turning on/off a light source of an endoscope camera during a surgical procedure to ensure the safety of the surgical staff is disclosed. The disclosed system can receive a real-time video image captured by the endoscope camera, wherein the real-time video image is captured either inside the patient's body or outside of the patient's body. The system next processes the real-time video image using a first statistical classifier to classify the real-time video image as either being inside the patient's body or being outside of the patient's body. If the real-time video image is classified as being outside of the patient's body, the system next determines if the light source is turned on. If so, the system generates a control signal to immediately turn off the light source. Otherwise, the system continues receiving and processing real-time video images captured by the endoscope camera.

Introduced here is an ingestible device comprising a capsule having a central axis therethrough, at least one propulsion component, and at least one motor configured to supply motive power to the propulsion component(s). The propulsion component(s) may be disposed at locations radially offset from the central axis. Upon receiving input indicative of a request to alter a position and/or an orientation of the ingestible device, the motor(s) can supply motive power to some or all of the propulsion component(s) to cause movement of the ingestible device.

Introduced here is an ingestible device comprising a capsule, a camera, an antenna, and a propulsion component. The camera can capture images of various in vivo environments as the ingestible device traverses the gastrointestinal tract, and these images can be wirelessly transmitted to an electronic device located outside of the living body. The images may be transmitted to the electronic device for review by an operator responsible for controlling the ingestible device.

Introduced here is an ingestible device that can comprise a capsule, an intervention tool, and a processor configured to controllably employ the intervention tool to manipulate structures in a living body. The ingestible device may further comprise a camera that is configured to generate images of various in vivo environments as the ingestible device traverses the living body. These images may be wirelessly transmitted to an electronic device located outside of the living body to enable greater control over the intervention tool.

One or more triggers, fluorescence or auto-fluorescence triggers, NIRAF triggers, methods of using triggers, fiber optic rotary joints (FORJ), free space beam combiners, OCT, SEE and/or fluorescence devices and systems for use therewith, methods of using and/or manufacturing same and storage mediums are provided. One or more embodiments using one or more triggers achieve structural compactness and/or high-speed acquisition while avoiding or reducing the need for high computational power. One or more embodiments use one or more triggers, one or more fluorescence triggers, one or more auto-fluorescence triggers, or NIRAF triggers, and/or one or more rotary joints, for performing pullback and/or image recording. Examples of optical applications that may involve the use of a trigger, fluorescence/auto-fluorescence trigger or NIRAF trigger, and/or a fiber optic rotary joint, include imaging, evaluating and characterizing/identifying biological objects or tissue, such as, but not limited to, for gastro-intestinal, otolaryngologic, cardio and/or ophthalmic applications.

A medical apparatus includes a control device, a motion sensor, via which a motion value is determinable, a position sensor, via which an angular position in space is detectable, and a time measuring device, via which a time interval is determinable. The control device is embodied in such a way that a switch-off signal is producible if, during the entire time interval, the motion value remains below a threshold and, at the same time, the position sensor detects an inclination angle relative to a repository plane that lies in a defined repository angle range.

A starter circuit for an electronic device includes a rectifier circuit having an input coupled to an antenna; a Schmidt trigger coupled to the rectifier circuit; a pulse timer circuit coupled to receive pulses from the Schmidt trigger and configured to measure pulse characteristics to determine whether the pulses are part of a valid startup sequence and to generate a reset signal if the pulses are not part of a valid startup sequence; and a counter having first and second inputs coupled to outputs of the pulse timer circuit, the counter configured to output a signal to initiate power-on of a component of the electronic device a when its count value reaches a predetermined value.

An endoscope provides a connector substrate of an endoscope connector to be connected to a processor with a temperature sensor for directly measuring a temperature of the connector substrate, performs control to restrict a power supply (in other words, limit and stop a power supply) from an endoscope power supply circuit according to the measured temperature of the connector substrate (in other words, the endoscope connector), and thereby appropriately manages the temperature of the endoscope connector in the endoscope.

In this patent disclosure, a machine-learning-based system for automatically turning on/off a light source of an endoscope camera during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The disclosed system can receive a sequence of video images captured by the endoscope camera when the light source is turned on. The system next analyzes the sequence of video images using a machine-learning classifier to classify each video image as a first class of image of being inside the patient's body or a second class of image of being outside of the patient's body. The system next determines whether the endoscope camera is inside or outside of the patient's body based on the classified video images. When the endoscope camera is determined to be outside of the patient's body, the system generates a control signal for turning off the light source, wherein the control signal is used to immediately turn off the light source.

A laryngoscope comprising a handle and a blade is provided. The blade is hingedly articulated to the handle between an open position wherein it projects outwardly from a top end of the handle, and a closed position wherein it lies in registration therewith. The laryngoscope further comprises an electric light source and a power source selectively electrically connected thereto for providing electric power for its operation. The blade comprises a power source compartment at the proximal end, containing therewithin the power source. The laryngoscope further comprises a switching arrangement configured to electrically connect between the electric light and power sources when the blade in its open position, and electrically separate between the electric light source and power source when the blade in its closed position. The handle comprises a depression for accommodating therein at least a portion of the blade when in its closed position.