Abstract: An internal tissue including a lesion region in the human body is modeled as a three-dimensional model. By reconstructing thickness or flexibility of a lumen wall portion including the lesion region and making it possible to confirm a motion of the lumen wall or a flow of fluid in the inside of the lumen wall, a state of the lesion region in the lumen can be confirmed clearly by visual inspection or the like. As a result, the diagnosis in the lumen can be made easier.

Abstract: An operation device includes a detector configured to detect an operation performed on an operation surface, and a determination unit configured to stop the determination of a pinch operation for a predetermined time period if an operation performed with two operating fingers is detected by the detector. The determination unit stops counting the predetermined time period and starts the determination of the pinch operation if a change in a distance between the two operating fingers becomes not less than a first threshold.

Abstract: An operation detection device includes an operation detection unit configured to periodically detect an operation performed on an operating surface by a detection target and to calculate a detection point on the operating surface, the detection point being a point where the detection target is detected, a history information generation unit configured to store the detection point as a time series to generate a history information, and a controller configured to perform a calibration of the operation detection unit if the controller determines, based on the history information of the operation detected by the operation detection unit, that the operation detected is not a continuous operation.

Abstract: An operation detecting device includes a rescan unit that sets and rescans a rescan region on an operation surface when a difference between a detection value obtained by scanning the operation surface and a predetermined reference value has a peak value with one of positive and negative signs and an absolute value thereof is greater than an absolute value of a predetermined first threshold, the rescan region being set to include the detection point of the peak value with the one sign, and a determination unit determining that a conductive foreign object is attached to the operation surface when a difference between a detection value obtained by rescanning the rescan region and the predetermined reference value has a peak value with another sign and an absolute value thereof is greater than an absolute value of a predetermined second threshold.

Abstract: An internal tissue including a lesion region in the human body is modeled as a three-dimensional model. By reconstructing thickness or flexibility of a lumen wall portion including the lesion region and making it possible to confirm a motion of the lumen wall or a flow of fluid in the inside of the lumen wall, a state of the lesion region in the lumen can be confirmed clearly by visual inspection or the like. As a result, the diagnosis in the lumen can be made easier.

Abstract: An internal tissue including a lesion region in the human body is modeled as a three-dimensional model. By reconstructing thickness or flexibility of a lumen wall portion including the lesion region and making it possible to confirm a motion of the lumen wall or a flow of fluid in the inside of the lumen wall, a state of the lesion region in the lumen can be confirmed clearly by visual inspection or the like. As a result, the diagnosis in the lumen can be made easier.

Abstract: An operation detecting device includes a rescan unit that sets and rescans a rescan region on an operation surface when a difference between a detection value obtained by scanning the operation surface and a predetermined reference value has a peak value with one of positive and negative signs and an absolute value thereof is greater than an absolute value of a predetermined first threshold, the rescan region being set to include the detection point of the peak value with the one sign, and a determination unit determining that a conductive foreign object is attached to the operation surface when a difference between a detection value obtained by rescanning the rescan region and the predetermined reference value has a peak value with another sign and an absolute value thereof is greater than an absolute value of a predetermined second threshold.

Abstract: An internal tissue including a lesion region in the human body is modeled as a three-dimensional model. By reconstructing thickness or flexibility of a lumen wall portion including the lesion region and making it possible to confirm a motion of the lumen wall or a flow of fluid in the inside of the lumen wall, a state of the lesion region in the lumen can be confirmed clearly by visual inspection or the like. As a result, the diagnosis in the lumen can be made easier.

Abstract: Disclosed is a biological model for training which is in a tubular shape having an inner cavity, has a narrowing or closing portion at a mid portion of the tube, and is provided with a artificial lesion member simulating a lesion occurring in a tubular tissue. In this biological model for training, the artificial lesion member includes, at least in a portion thereof, a plastic and deformable material. The biological model for training is used in expansion training for implementing expansion. As the plastic and deformable material, a material including, as the main component, at least one member selected from among a silicone clay, a resin clay and an oil clay can be specifically used. Such a material is preferred because of ensuring the maintenance of a expanded state in the expansion training.

Abstract: Disclosed is a biological model for training which is in a tubular shape having an inner cavity, has a narrowing or closing portion at a mid portion of the tube, and is provided with a artificial lesion member simulating a lesion occurring in a tubular tissue. In this biological model for training, the artificial lesion member includes, at least in a portion thereof, a plastic and deformable material. The biological model for training is used in expansion training for implementing expansion. As the plastic and deformable material, a material including, as the main component, at least one member selected from among a silicone clay, a resin clay and an oil clay can be specifically used. Such a material is preferred because of ensuring the maintenance of a expanded state in the expansion training.

Abstract: A polishing pad with first plural concave portions regularly allocated with prescribed spacing or/and a groove formed on the surface of the polishing pad; and a second concave portion randomly allocated without corresponding to the first plural concave portions or/and the groove formed on the surface of the polishing pad.

Abstract: In a temperature control method, a controlled part is arranged to contact a first principal surface of a heat conduction part. The heat conduction part has the first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface. The first principal surface has a configuration corresponding to a configuration of the controlled part. The second principal surface is larger in surface area than the first principal surface. At least one of a heating unit and a cooling unit is driven to set the controlled part at a predetermined temperature. The heating unit and the cooling unit are disposed on the second principal surface of the heat conduction part so that the heating unit and the cooling unit are arranged side by side.

Abstract: An internal tissue including a lesion region in the human body is modeled as a three-dimensional model. By reconstructing thickness or flexibility of a lumen wall portion including the lesion region and making it possible to confirm a motion of the lumen wall or a flow of fluid in the inside of the lumen wall, a state of the lesion region in the lumen can be confirmed clearly by visual inspection or the like. As a result, the diagnosis in the lumen can be made easier.

Abstract: A structure for installing a capacitance sensor which detects an object in vicinity of the capacitance sensor to a door of a vehicle, including a spacer disposed between the door and the capacitance sensor attached at a vehicle-inner side of an opening end of the door. A water-drop prevention portion is formed on an outer surface of the spacer for preventing water from flowing to the capacitance sensor from the door.

Abstract: A skin observing apparatus capable of observing the skin texture, blotches caused from subcutaneous pigmentation and skin roughness caused from keratin abrasion by a single unit of image pick-up device without using a polarization plate for observing blotches or consumption articles such as a keratin sampling seal, the apparatus including an image pick-up head having an view hole to be in contact with a skin and, provided inside the image pick-up device, an image pick-up device for picking-up images of the skin through the view hole, and an illumination system comprising three systems, that is, a texture observing illumination system for irradiating a white light to the view hole along the image pick-up light axis (X), a keratin abrasion observing illumination system for irradiating a white light to the view hole from the lateral direction thereof, and a subcutaneous pigment observing illumination system for irradiating a UV-light to the view hole.

Abstract: A polishing pad with first plural concave portions regularly allocated with prescribed spacing or/and a groove formed on the surface of the polishing pad; and a second concave portion randomly allocated without corresponding to the first plural concave portions or/and the groove formed on the surface of the polishing pad.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element having a plurality of electrodes provided on one principal surface thereof and a wiring substrate having a conductive layer on an insulating substrate. The wiring substrate is arranged in a substantially U-shape along an outer edge of the semiconductor element. An end of the conductive layer of the wiring substrate is connected to the electrodes of the semiconductor element. The other end of the conductive layer extends in a direction opposite to the semiconductor element on the other principal surface side of the semiconductor element.

Abstract: In a temperature control method, a controlled part is arranged to contact a first principal surface of a heat conduction part. The heat conduction part has the first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface. The first principal surface has a configuration corresponding to a configuration of the controlled part. The second principal surface has an area larger than an area of the first principal surface. At least one of a heating unit and a cooling unit is driven to set the controlled part at a predetermined temperature. The heating unit and the cooling unit are disposed on the second principal surface of the heat conduction part so that the heating unit and the cooling unit are arranged side by side.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element having a plurality of electrodes provided on one principal surface thereof and a wiring substrate having a conductive layer on an insulating substrate. The wiring substrate is arranged in a substantially U-shape along an outer edge of the semiconductor element. An end of the conductive layer of the wiring substrate is connected to the electrodes of the semiconductor element. The other end of the conductive layer extends in a direction opposite to the semiconductor element on the other principal surface side of the semiconductor element.

Abstract: A skin observing apparatus capable of observing the skin texture, blotches caused from subcutaneous pigmentation and skin roughness caused from keratin abrasion by a single unit of image pick-up device without using a polarization plate for observing blotches or consumption articles such as a keratin sampling seal, the apparatus including an image pick-up head having an view hole to be in contact with a skin and, provided inside the image pick-up device, an image pick-up device for picking-up images of the skin through the view hole, and an illumination system comprising three systems, that is, a texture observing illumination system for irradiating a white light to the view hole along the image pick-up light axis (X), a keratin abrasion observing illumination system for irradiating a white light to the view hole from the lateral direction thereof, and a subcutaneous pigment observing illumination system for irradiating a UV-light to the view hole.