Abstract: A medical accessory mounting system may include a medical device having a handle and an elongate shaft extending distally from the handle. The handle may include at least one connecting structure formed in an outer surface of the handle, the at least one connecting structure comprising a plurality of ridges. The at least one connecting structure may be configured to engage with an accessory connecting structure formed on an outer surface of an accessory device.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: a distal end rigid member including a distal end-side end portion and a proximal end-side end portion in the longitudinal axis direction of an insertion portion and a hole provided in the longitudinal axis direction; an objective optical unit inserted into and attached to an inside of the hole in the longitudinal axis direction; a camera unit; and a projecting portion projecting from at least a part of a periphery of the hole, from the proximal end-side end portion to a proximal end side in the longitudinal axis direction, by a length that is equal to or greater than a length up to a gravity center position of the camera unit in the longitudinal axis direction exceeding a connecting portion connecting the objective optical unit and the camera unit, so as to cover a part of an outer peripheral portion of the camera unit.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: a lens barrel having an opening of a through hole on an outer surface of the lens barrel; a lens inserted into the through hole and having a distal end surface which is disposed in a protruding manner from the outer surface; a first resin disposed between a wall surface of the through hole and a side surface of the lens; and a second resin disposed on a surface of the first resin, a portion of the lens barrel around the opening and an entire circumference of an outer peripheral portion of the distal end surface of the lens, the second resin containing rubber and light blocking particles and having an elastic modulus smaller than an elastic modulus of the first resin.

Abstract: An endoscopic image capturing assembly is provided and includes a holder, an image sensing device, a conducting track, a cable and a lens set. The holder includes a first surface and a second surface perpendicular to the first surface. The image sensing device is mounted on the first surface and includes an electrical connecting component. The conducting track is formed from the first surface to the second surface of the holder and electrically connected to the electrical connecting component. The cable is mounted on the second surface. A terminal of the cable is electrically connected to the electrical connecting component of the image sensing device by the conducting track. The lens set is assembled with the image sensing device. An optical axis of the lens set is parallel to an extending direction of the cable. Furthermore, a related endoscopic device is provided.

Abstract: A distal end unit of an endoscope includes: a distal end frame body that is constituted by a resin molded article configuring a molded interconnect device, that is provided with an image pickup unit containing room, and that is provided with an observation opening portion that opens the image pickup unit containing room on a distal end surface exposed to an exterior; a metal layer that is provided along a flat surface of the observation opening portion; a cover glass that closes the observation opening portion; a solder layer that is bonded to the metal layer and that holds the cover glass on the distal end frame body; and an adhesive layer that covers the solder layer, the metal layer is provided at a position corresponding to a groove provided on the flat surface, and the solder layer is disposed in an interior of the groove.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for capsule-based multimode endoscopy are provided. In some embodiments, a probe for capsule-based multimode endoscopy is provided, the probe comprising: a rigid capsule; a flexible tether coupled to a proximal end of the capsule; a rotatable reflective surface disposed within the capsule; a static ball lens disposed within the capsule; a first optical fiber optically coupled to the ball lens, the first optical fiber passing through the flexible tether; a second optical fiber optically coupled to the ball lens, the second optical fiber passing through the flexible tether; a graded index fiber disposed between a distal end of the second optical fiber and the ball lens, the graded index fiber optically coupled to the second optical fiber and the ball lens.

Abstract: An endoscope includes an insertion portion including a distal end portion in which an image pickup unit is disposed, the insertion portion being configured to be inserted into an organ of a subject, an operation portion disposed at a proximal end of the insertion portion, and a sensor disposed in the operation portion, the sensor being configured to detect a pressure of a fluid in a flow passage passing through from the operation portion to a first opening of the distal end portion, the flow passage being configured to allow the fluid flowed into the operation portion to be flowed out from the first opening.

Abstract: A system for modularly assembling a scope device includes an optical module which has an optical housing and a longitudinal member extending distally therefrom. A distal end of the member includes a camera for visualizing a target area, electric wires and a light source extending from the camera to the optical housing. The system also includes a deflector module coupleable with the optical module. The deflector module includes a deflector housing and a deflector shaft extending distally therefrom. The shaft includes a first channel sized, shaped and configured to receive the member therein and a deflectable portion extending along a distal portion of the shaft. The deflector housing includes an actuator for deflecting the deflectable portion, the optical and deflector housings including corresponding connecting elements to engage one another when the member is inserted through the first channel and the deflector and optical housings are coupled.

Abstract: Disclosed is a self-propelled soft robot body, including a tube which is internally and axially provided with a tube cavity, and at least one propelling structure, comprising a first driving unit, a second driving unit and a third driving unit, which are evenly fixed on a peripheral wall of the tube cavity, relative to an axis thereof, and along the axis of the tube; and the first driving unit, the second driving unit and the third driving unit are respectively telescopic along the axis of the tube; at least two support structures, with each two adjacent support structures having at least one propelling structure arranged therebetween, the support structures are fixedly connected with the propelling structure and arranged on the peripheral wall of the tube cavity.

Abstract: An endoscope connector includes: a plug including an electric contact configured to be electrically connected to an external medical apparatus, the plug being provided with a first substrate; a first frame electrically connected to the plug; a second frame electrically connected to the first frame, the second frame being made of metal; a first electric connection member electrically connected to the first substrate; a second electric connection member connected to the first electric connection member; a substrate unit including a second substrate and an electromagnetic shield member covering the second substrate, the electromagnetic shield member being made of metal; and an urging member configured to urge the substrate unit in a direction of the second frame, and to put the electromagnetic shield member into an electric conduction state by causing the electromagnetic shield member to abut on the second frame.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to microendoscope instruments and methods that allows the imaging fiber to freely rotate with the animal while capturing images and projecting stimulation patterns with correct orientations. The microendoscope includes a first spatial light modulator for sourcing a first light source and generating a stimulated pattern to a fiber coupled to an imaging implant for attaching to the brain of the subject. A rotary joint is disposed between the microendoscope and the imaging implant to facilitate the movements and rotations of the imaging implant that is attached to the subject, thereby provides an essentially frictionless contact to brain of the subject so that the subject can freely moves and rotates without feeling the cumbersome imaging implant and fiber that are attached to the subject. A camera captures images obtained from the imaging implant with the specimen taken from the subject.

Abstract: An endoscope adaptor according to an embodiment may include a base portion including a transmission mechanism configured to decelerate and transmit rotation of a driven member configured to be driven to rotate by a drive part of a robot arm to an endoscope holder. The transmission mechanism includes a drive transmission shaft that is configured to be rotated by the rotation of the driven member, a first linkage member that is configured to rotate integrally with the drive transmission shaft, and a second linkage member being rotatable with respect to the drive transmission shaft and configured to rotate with first linkage member in a linked manner. The base portion includes a stopper configured to come in contact with the second linkage member to stop rotation of the drive transmission shaft.

Abstract: An articulated bending section body has a number of segments including a proximal end segment, a distal end segment and a number of intermediate segments. Each intermediate segment has a central passage adapted in cross-sectional shape to receive and support the exterior surface of a bendable tubular member providing a working channel of the endoscope. The cross-sectional shape includes a number of sectors of a circular periphery having a shared center and the same radius, the total length of the sectors being longer than half of the circular periphery. The cross-sectional shape comprises at least one outwardly extending lobe. The exterior surface of the bendable tubular member providing the working channel of the endoscope forms a closed lumen adjacent but separated from the working channel of the endoscope.

Abstract: Apparatuses and method for determining if an endoscope is contaminated may include a sheath device to cover both the inside and outside of the endoscope. The sheath device may include a flexible tubular external sheath that extends over the endoscope to form an external protective barrier, a tubular internal sheath that extends within a lumen of the endoscope that forms an internal protective barrier, and a cap sealed to both the external sheath and the internal sheath, and a proximal sealing collar that is configured to allow the space between the endoscope and the external and/or inner sheaths to be pressurized to detect leaks indicating contamination.

Abstract: There is provided an ultrasound endoscope of which a distal-end-part body of an insertion unit can be reduced in size. In an ultrasound endoscope according to an embodiment of the invention, a straight pipe portion of a first three-way pipe and a straight pipe portion of a second three-way pipe are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction orthogonal to the direction of a longitudinal axis of an insertion unit, and a branch pipe portion and the straight pipe portion are arranged at positions overlapping with each other in a case where the first three-way pipe and the second three-way pipe are projected onto a plane perpendicular to the direction of the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An endoscope includes an endoscope operation unit; an insertion observation unit extending forward from the endoscope operation unit in a longitudinal direction of the endoscope; a coupling portion between the endoscope operation unit and the insertion observation unit; and an elastic body that covers at least a coupling portion.

Abstract: A scope device includes a shaft, a deflectable portion, and a handle portion. The shaft is inserted through a body lumen to a target area within a body. The shaft defines first and second lumens extending along a proximal portion thereof. The first and second lumens are merged to form a common lumen along a distal portion thereof via a fitting having a structure which, when connected to the first and second lumens, converge the first and second lumens toward the common lumen. The deflectable portion is connected to the distal end of the shaft and includes a channel aligned with and in communication with the common lumen. The handle portion includes a connector having a first hub including a first channel open to and in communication with the first lumen and a second hub including a second channel open to and in communication with the second lumen.

Abstract: There is provided herein a tip section for an endoscope assembly that includes a fluid distribution device for circulating fluid for cleaning a body cavity. In an embodiment, the tip section includes a groove aligned with side jet channels, where multiple holes drilled above the groove, through the periphery of a tip cover covering the tip section, provide an exit for the fluid circulated by the side jet channels in all directions around the tip cover. In another embodiment, the tip section includes a removable attachment that covers jet channel openings. Multiple holes drilled through the cover provide a multiple jet exit for the fluid circulated by the jet channels in multiple directions around the tip cover.

Abstract: An endoscope adaptor according to an embodiment may include: an endoscope holder configured to hold an endoscope to be rotatable; and a base portion including an attachment portion, a driven member, and a transmission mechanism. The base portion includes a cable holder configured to hold a cable connected to the endoscope.

Abstract: A surgical scope employing a multi-spectrum ring illuminated surgical camera with a ring lens and a plurality of sources of light set behind the camera and positioned radially about the longitudinal axis of the lens and/or scope.