A61B1/0004

Endoscope device and method for causing still image file with measurement correction data written and moving image file to be associated with each other
11452432 · 2022-09-27 · ·

In an endoscope device, a data reading unit reads measurement correction data corresponding to a type of an optical adapter from a first memory. A still image file generating unit generates a still image file including image data when moving image recording processing is performed. A data writing unit writes the measurement correction data in the still image file. A moving image file generating unit generates a moving image file including the image data when the moving image recording processing is performed. A file recording unit causes the still image file in which the measurement correction data is written, and the moving image file to be associated with each other and to be recorded in a second memory.

MEDICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM

Exemplary aspects of a medical instrument system are disclosed. The system may have a support frame movably coupled to a patient table, the support frame having a computer display support, and an endoscope holder, wherein the computer display support and the endoscope holder are coupled to move together as a single unit. In some aspects, the system includes a computer display device, and an endoscope, wherein the computer display device and the endoscope are coupled to the support frame to move together as a single unit, and the patient table, computer display device, and the endoscope are arranged along a common longitudinal axis.

System and method for voice control of measurement apparatus
09770174 · 2017-09-26 · ·

A measurement apparatus includes sensors adapted to be coupled to tissue containing blood and configured to generate signals associated with physiological parameters. The device is configured to communicate with a software application through a base device. The software application is configured to operate on a control system. The control system is capable of receiving physiological parameter signals. The control system includes a touch-screen, a proximity sensor, circuitry for obtaining movement information from a positioning sensor, a mechanical system having actuators, and a wireless transmitter to transmit data to a host. The software application is operable to generate the physiological information based on the signals from the sensors. The control system is further configured to receive voice input signals and manually entered input signals. The host is configured to generate status information from the data and includes a memory storage device and a communication device.

System and method for navigating within the lung

Methods and systems for navigating to a target through a patient's bronchial tree are disclosed including a bronchoscope, a probe insertable into a working channel of the bronchoscope and including a location sensor, and a workstation in operative communication with the probe and the bronchoscope, the workstation including a user interface that guides a user through a navigation plan and is configured to present a central navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the bronchoscope through central airways of the patient's bronchial tree toward the target, a peripheral navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the probe through peripheral airways of the patient's bronchial tree to the target, and a target alignment view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in aligning a distal tip of the probe with the target.

System and Method for Guiding and Tracking a Region of Interest Using an Endoscope
20170258295 · 2017-09-14 ·

A system and method of repositioning a region of interest within an endoscopic image from a first location to a target location on the display screen of an endoscopy system is provided. The endoscopy system includes an insertion portion having a tip section with at least one viewing element for capturing images of a body cavity having the region of interest. The method includes detecting a region of interest within a body cavity, displaying the region of interest on a display screen in communication with the endoscopy system, marking the region of interest on the display screen, selecting a target location on the display screen, estimating a transformation to be applied to the region of interest, and applying the estimated transformation for causing the region of interest to be displayed at the target location of the display screen.

SURGICAL SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD

A surgical system according to an embodiment may include: manipulators respectively supporting an endoscope and surgical instruments; a remote control apparatus including a display device to display an image captured by the endoscope and operation handles to operate the surgical instruments; and a control device configured to generate a graphical user interface and display, on the display device, the graphical user interface on an image captured by the endoscope. The control device is configured to display, in response to receiving a command that enables the endoscope to move and determining that at least one of the surgical instruments is located outside a field of view of the endoscope, a mark corresponding to the surgical instrument located outside the field of view of the endoscope at a neighborhood area in a vicinity of an outer edge of a center area of the graphical user interface.

WIRELESS INTRAORAL SCANNER FOR DISTRIBUTED INTRAORAL SCANNING SYSTEM

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.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND MODEL GENERATION METHOD
20210407077 · 2021-12-30 · ·

To provide an information processing device and the like for presenting a determination reason together with a determination result regarding a disease. The information processing device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires an endoscope image; a first acquisition unit that inputs the endoscope image acquired by the image acquisition unit to a first model that outputs diagnosis criteria prediction regarding diagnostic criteria of disease when the endoscope image is input, and acquires the output diagnosis criteria prediction; and an output unit that outputs the diagnosis criteria prediction acquired by the first acquisition unit in association with the diagnosis prediction regarding a state of the disease acquired based on the endoscope image.

COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ENDOSCOPE PROCESSOR
20210393109 · 2021-12-23 · ·

A computer program or the like having high ability of detecting a lesion is provided. A computer program causes a computer to execute processing of: acquiring an image captured by an endoscope; inputting the image captured by the endoscope to a first recognizer that recognizes a lesion section on the basis of the image and a second recognizer that recognizes the lesion section with higher recognition accuracy than the first recognizer on the basis of the image; acquiring provisional information including a recognition result recognized by the first recognizer; outputting an image including the acquired provisional information; acquiring confirmation information for the provisional information including a recognition result recognized by the second recognizer; and outputting an image including the acquired confirmation information.

Control device, external device, medical observation system, control method, display method, and program

A control device, an external device, a medical observation system, a control method, a display method, and a program capable of performing predetermined processing to a position desired by an operator even under a situation where the operator's hand is not available. A control device includes: an image processing unit that processes an image signal generated by an imaging unit to generate a display image for display; a transmission/reception unit that transmits the display image generated by the image processing unit to a display device and an external device, which has a display function and is capable of bidirectional communication and receives an instruction signal including at least a position of the display image transmitted from the external device; and a control unit that executes predetermined processing on a touch position of the display image according to the instruction signal from the external device.