A medical puncture needle includes: a metal needle body formed in a tubular shape and including: a blade surface formed at a distal end portion of the needle body, a first transmission window configured to transmit light, and a second transmission window configured to transmit light transmitted through the first transmission window. The second transmission window is located on a proximal end side relative to the blade surface. The first transmission window and the second transmission window are shifted from each other in a circumferential direction of the needle body.

Vessel perfusion and myocardial blush are determined by analyzing fluorescence signals obtained in a static region-of-interest (ROI) in a collection of fluorescence images of myocardial tissue. The blush value is determined from the total intensity of the intensity values of image elements located within the smallest contiguous range of image intensity values containing a predefined fraction of a total measured image intensity of all image elements within the ROI. Vessel (arterial) peak intensity is determined from image elements located within the ROI that have the smallest contiguous range of highest measured image intensity values and contain a predefined fraction of a total measured image intensity of all image elements within the ROI. Cardiac function can be established by comparing the time differential between the time of peak intensity in a blood vessel and that in a region of neighboring myocardial tissue both pre and post procedure.

An image processing apparatus includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to: estimate, based on image information from a medical device that includes at least an endoscope, a plurality of procedure actions of an operator of the endoscope; perform different supports respectively for procedures by the operator, according to an estimation result of the procedure actions; and output a display for the supports to a display.

A state assessment system, a diagnosis and treatment system and a method for operating the diagnosis and treatment system are disclosed. An oscillator model converts a physiological signal of a subject into a defined feature image. A classification model analyzes state information of the subject based on the feature image. An analysis model outputs a treatment suggestion for the subject based on the state information of the subject. An AR projection device projects acupoint positions of a human body onto the subject, for the subject to be treated based on the treatment suggestion.

A cannula insertion system to insert a cannula into a human or animal body, includes: one or more sensors to determine a suitable location for insertion of the cannula, a cannula insertion device configured to insert the cannula into the human or animal body, a cannula insertion device positioning system to support and position the cannula insertion device, and a control device arranged to control the positioning system to position, on the basis of the determined location for insertion of the cannula, the cannula insertion device in a suitable position to insert the cannula into human or animal body, where the cannula insertion system includes a blood collection system to collect blood in one or more blood collection tubes supported by the blood collection system, where the blood collection system is movably arranged to at least partly follow movements of the cannula insertion device.

A body-insertion device for a body includes an adjustment unit for adjusting bevel orientation of a needle, and a moving unit for the needle. The moving unit supports a needle unit having the needle, the bevel orientation of which is adjusted by the adjustment unit; adjusts the needle unit to the orientation which is appropriate for body-insertion; and moves the needle unit for body-insertion.

Method and system for a non-invasive assessment of a relation between an intracranial pressure and an intraocular pressure. The method comprising the steps of recording a plurality of images of a retina part of an eye of a person, identifying at least one vein, determining a first plurality of characteristic vein diameters for the identified vein at a first vein location, determining whether the at least one vein has experienced a vein collapse during the first time period, and determining a relation between intraocular pressure and intracranial pressure during the first time period.

Imaging devices, systems, and methods are provided. Some embodiments of the present disclosure are particularly directed to imaging a region of interest in tissue with photoacoustic and ultrasound modalities. In some embodiments, a medical sensing system (100) includes a measurement apparatus (102) configured to be placed within a vascular pathway. The measurement apparatus may include a sensor array (106) comprising two or more sensor modalities. The sensor array may be configured to receive sound waves created by the interaction between emitted optical pulses and tissue, transmit and receive ultrasound signals, and rotate around a longitudinal axis of the measurement device. The medical sensing system may also include a processing engine operable to produce images of the region of interest and a display configured to visually display the image of the region of interest.

A method of operating a surgical visualization system includes illuminating an anatomical field of a patient using a waveform transmitted by an emitter. The method also includes capturing an image of the anatomical field based on the waveform using a receiver. The emitter and the receiver are configured for multispectral imaging or hyperspectral imaging. The method also includes determining an adjustment to at one operating parameter of the surgical visualization system based on at least one environmental scene parameter. The method also includes automatically implementing the adjustment to the at least one operating parameter to aid in identification of at least one anatomical structure in the anatomical field.

A system may be provided which comprises an illumination source adapted to simultaneously illuminate a surgical site with spectral light comprising a first wavelength of light and a second wavelength of light, a first set of sensors comprising sensors adapted to detect visible light, and a second set of sensors comprising sensors adapted to detect the first wavelength of light; and sensors adapted to detect the second wavelength of light. In such a case, the system may also comprise a display coupled to a processor configured to display an enhanced image of the surgical site comprising a visible light image from data detected by the first set of sensors and an overlay identifying a target structure based on light detected by the second set of sensors while the surgical site is illuminated by spectral light comprising the first and second wavelengths of light.