A61B1/0005

ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR

The medical image processing device includes a processor, in which the processor acquires a medical image obtained by imaging a subject with an endoscope, identifies a tumor region and a non-tumor region from the medical image, generates a demarcation line that is a boundary between the tumor region and the non-tumor region, generates a virtual incision line at a position separated from the demarcation line by a designated distance, and performs control for superimposing the demarcation line and the virtual incision line on the medical image to be displayed.

ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR
20220414885 · 2022-12-29 · ·

A medical image processing device a reference image that is a medical image with which boundary line information related to a boundary line that is a boundary between an abnormal region and a normal region and landmark information related to a landmark that is a characteristic structure of the subject are associated and a captured image that is the medical image captured in real time, detects the landmark from the captured image, calculates a ratio of match between the landmark included in the reference image and the landmark included in the captured image, estimates a correspondence relationship between the reference image and the captured image on the basis of the ratio of match and information regarding the landmarks included in the reference image and the captured image, and generates a superimposition image in which the boundary line associated with the reference image is superimposed on the captured image on the basis of the correspondence relationship.

Medical manipulator system and image display method therefor
11534241 · 2022-12-27 · ·

A medical manipulator system includes: an endoscope; a first manipulator equipped with a first treatment tool at a distal end thereof; a second manipulator equipped with a second treatment tool at a distal end thereof; a display for a user to view; and a controller configured to generate an image to be displayed on the display. The controller is configured to: acquire a first image taken by the endoscope, the first image contains the first treatment tool; and in response to determining that the second treatment tool does not exist in the first image: calculate a relative distance and a relative direction between the first treatment tool and the second treatment tool; generate a second image showing the relative distance and the relative direction between the first treatment tool and the second treatment tool; and send the first image and the second image to the display.

ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM
20220400930 · 2022-12-22 · ·

A first illumination light beam is switched to a second illumination light beam and the second illumination light beam is emitted for a period of at least one frame, during a period in which the first illumination light beam is emitted. A first image or a second image obtained by imaging an observation target illuminated with the first illumination light beam or the second illumination light beam is acquired for each frame. At least one first image and at least one second image that satisfy a preset selection condition are selected and stored from a plurality of the first images and a plurality of the second images acquired in a preset period prior to a time of a processing start operation of image storage processing.

Endoscope with inertial measurement units and / or haptic input controls
11529038 · 2022-12-20 · ·

An endoscope having an insertion tube with a distal optical module and a releasable handle. In a semi-robotic embodiment, the handle comprises haptic controllers and a computer configured for steering and/or adjusting physical properties of the insertion tube in response to one or more command inputs from the haptic controllers. The computer may also convert image data received from the optical module into two-dimensional images displayable on a monitor. The endoscope may have inertial measurement units (IMUs) for providing data to the computer for creating a digital three-dimensional image representation of an anatomy model and/or for facilitating handling properties of the endoscope.

Laser scanning and tool tracking imaging in a light deficient environment

Systems, methods, and devices for laser scanning in a light deficient environment. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a controller comprising a processor in electrical communication with the image sensor and the emitter, wherein the controller synchronizes timing of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation during a blanking period of the image sensor. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises a laser scanning pattern.

Forward looking RGB/optical coherence tomography duplex imager
11530910 · 2022-12-20 · ·

Systems, methods, and devices for directed to duplex imaging techniques for combining high-resolution surface images obtained with a Scanning Fiber Endoscope (SFE), and high-resolution penetrating OCT images obtained through Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), from a SFE, and interleaving frames to improve resolution and identify below surface information of biological structures.

SURGERY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, OPERATING METHOD FOR SURGERY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL DEVICE OF SURGERY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM
20220395337 · 2022-12-15 · ·

A surgery assistance system includes: an endoscope; a display configured to display an image from the endoscope; a treatment tool that includes an end effector at a distal end; an input device that inputs an instruction to the end effector; and a processor connected to the endoscope, the display, the treatment tool, and the input device, wherein the processor is configured to detect a distal end position of the end effector based on the instruction, record the detected distal end position, and estimate a first treatment surface from a plurality of recorded distal end positions.

Pediatric nasal endoscope, gastroscope and aerodigestive scope

TNE provides the opportunity to make the care of children with EoE and other gastrointestinal or aerodigestive conditions safer, more efficient, and less costly while simultaneously advancing our understanding of the pathophysiology and natural course of this condition. A pediatric endoscope was developed to facilitate TNE in children with EoE. The pediatric endoscope (combined gastroscope, bronchoscope, laryngoscope) includes a 3-4 mm flexible, fiber optic endoscope that allows HD TV viewing with the head of a pediatric bronchoscope that allows four way tip deflection, a scope stiffening apparatus to minimize the endoscopes flexibility when needed, a foot and hand activation to allow air/water insufflation and image/video capture, a light source, 2 mm biopsy channel.

Endoscope system and method of operating the same
11523733 · 2022-12-13 · ·

A plurality of kinds of illumination light are emitted while being switched according to a specific light emission pattern. A plurality of observation images, which are obtained from image pickup of an object to be observed illuminated with each illumination light, are acquired. Control to display the plurality of observation images on a display unit while switching the plurality of observation images according to a specific display pattern is performed. The specific light emission pattern is fixed and the specific display pattern is changeable.