| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 600166000 | Stereoscopic | 12 |
| 20090270683 | ENDOSCOPE - Improved optical devices and methods transmit optical images along elongate optical paths with relatively limited cross-sectional dimensions using an improved objective, relay, and ocular systems. In a first aspect, at least one intermediate image formed within an optical component, rather than being formed in a gap between optical components. In a preferred embodiment, a first intermediate image is formed within glass of the most proximal objective lens, with the first intermediate image extending axially along a curved image location within the glass. The last intermediate image may similarly be disposed within a distal lens of the ocular system. By making use of a first and/or last intermediate image disposed in this manner within a lens, endoscopes can exhibit a significantly larger Numerical Aperture than known endoscopes having similar cross-sectional dimensions. In a second aspect, the ocular system allows independent adjustment of diopters, magnification, X-Y positioning, and rotation orientation of the captured image while introducing minimal aberrations. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100274089 | LAPAROSCOPE AND SETTING METHOD THEREOF - A laparoscope includes: a housing extending a particular length; a pair of lenses set in both end portions of the housing along a lengthwise direction; a pair of first reflectors mounted within the housing adjacent to the pair of lenses to reflect light from the pair of lenses towards a particular position; a second reflector mounted within the housing that receives the light reflected from the pair of first reflectors and reflects the light in a particular direction; and an optical passage coupled to the housing that receives the light reflected from the second reflector and transmits the light to a particular position. Since a single-lens laparoscope may be connected to the housing where a pair of lenses are set with a gap in-between, the diameter of the laparoscope can be reduced, and an image can be obtained that has a brightness comparable to that obtained by a single-lens laparoscope. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110295071 | STEREOSCOPIC COUPLER FOR MECHANICALLY AND OPTICALLY COUPLING A STEREO ENDOSCOPE TO A STEREO ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA - A stereoscopic coupler for mechanically and optically coupling an endoscope to a portion of a camera, the stereoscopic coupler comprising: | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120071723 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - An endoscope apparatus, which is capable of performing measurement of a subject using a phase-shift method, includes: a main body; an insertion portion connected to the main body; and a plurality of pattern projection units, each of the plurality of pattern projection units including: a pattern window which is provided in a distal end of the insertion portion; and a pattern portion which has a line pattern in which a plurality of lines are periodically disposed with a predetermined period, the lines being parallel to each other, in which: the pattern portions of the plurality of pattern projection units are disposed such that the lines of the line patterns of the pattern portions are parallel to each other, and the line patterns of the pattern portions are shifted from each other by | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120184819 | ENDOSCOPE - Improved optical devices and methods transmit optical images along elongate optical paths with relatively limited cross-sectional dimensions using an improved objective, relay, and ocular systems. At least one intermediate image is formed within an optical component. For example, a first intermediate image is formed within glass of the most proximal objective lens, with the first intermediate image extending axially along a curved image location within the glass. The last intermediate image may similarly be disposed within a distal lens of the ocular system. The ocular system allows independent adjustment of diopters, magnification, X-Y positioning, and rotation orientation of the captured image while introducing minimal aberrations. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120190928 | DOUBLE CLAD FIBER COUPLER AND DEVICE - There is described a double-clad fiber coupler (DCFC) composed of two double-clad fibers that have been fused together and tapered. The DCFC allows the propagation of light in the fundamental mode in its single-mode core with very little loss. Back reflected light may be collected two ways: by the core of the double-clad fiber and by the inner cladding of the double-clad fiber. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130023732 | ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system and an endoscope includes a patterned light providing unit to provide patterned light having a pattern corresponding to a feature point; first and second capturing units to capture an object onto which the patterned light is irradiated; and a light transmitting unit to transmit the patterned light to the object and transmit light reflected by the object to the first and second capturing units. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130041226 | IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT IN A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - In a minimally invasive surgical system, an image capture unit includes a prism assembly and sensor assembly. The prism assembly includes a beam splitter, while the sensor assembly includes coplanar image capture sensors. Each of the coplanar image capture sensors has a common front end optical structure, e.g., the optical structure distal to the image capture unit is the same for each of the sensors. A controller enhances images acquired by the coplanar image capture sensors. The enhanced images may include (a) visible images with enhanced feature definition, in which a particular feature in the scene is emphasized to the operator of minimally invasive surgical system; (b) images having increased image apparent resolution; (c) images having increased dynamic range; (d) images displayed in a way based on a pixel color component vector having three or more color components; and (e) images having extended depth of field. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130310648 | 360 DEGREE PANNING STEREO ENDOSCOPE - A panning stereo endoscope which maintains an up-down orientation as the stereo endoscope pans an operative field, the panning stereo endoscope comprising: | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140039261 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME SURGICAL GUIDANCE - An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for real-time surgical guidance includes an optical source, an optical fiber configured to be optically coupled to the optical source, a plurality of OCT sensor heads configured to be optically coupled to the optical fiber, an optical detector configured to be optically coupled to the optical fiber, a signal processor configured to communicate with the optical detector to receive detected signals therefrom, and a display system configured to receive OCT image signals from the signal processor and to display an OCT image of at least a portion of a surgical region of interest in real time to provide surgical guidance. The plurality of OCT sensor heads includes a bulk sensor head configured to image at least a portion of the surgical region of interest from an external imaging position and an endoscopic sensor head configured to be inserted into the surgical region of interest to image at least a portion of the surgical region of interest from an internal imaging position. The bulk sensor head and the endoscopic sensor head are at least one of separate exchangeable sensor heads or a reconfigurable sensor head. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20150073219 | STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE - A stereoscopic endoscope includes an imaging optical system including a diaphragm which adjusts light intensity and a pupil splitting polarizing element that has a pair of polarizers which are disposed to line up along a splitting line as a boundary; a scope holder in which at least the pupil splitting polarizing element is disposed in an inner portion thereof; and an imaging device on which light is incident via the imaging optical system. Light which is incident on the pupil splitting polarizing element is polarized by the pair of polarizers in order to generate a right eye image and a left eye image, respectively. A direction that is perpendicular to both the splitting line and an optical axis is a positioning direction. Positioning portions are provided to position the pupil splitting polarizing element in relation to a conjugate position of the diaphragm, or a proximity thereof, in the positioning direction. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150366432 | Surgical Probe with Interlocking Attachment - A method of manufacturing an optical probe for use in ophthalmic procedures can comprise: positioning a ferrule within a proximal portion of a cannula, wherein an optical fiber extends at least partially through the ferrule towards an optical element disposed within a distal portion of the cannula; and coupling the cannula to the ferrule by applying laser energy to the cannula. An optical probe can be provided that includes a cannula including a proximal portion and a distal portion; a ferrule disposed within the proximal portion of the cannula, the cannula and the ferrule coupled together by engaged deformations in the cannula and the ferrule; and an optical fiber positioned at least partially within the optical probe, the optical fiber configured to receive a light from a light source and guide the light to an optical element positioned within the distal portion of the cannula. | 12-24-2015 |
