Patents by Inventor Ken SHIGETA
Ken SHIGETA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9456736Abstract: A medical instrument system includes an elongated member having an inner space in a direction of a longitudinal axis, an insertion section installed at the inner space and having a bending section capable of being bent, a manipulation section configured to manipulate the bending section, a first manipulation member transmitting a driving force of the bending section in accordance with the manipulation by the manipulation section, a second manipulation member arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis, a connecting section having a first connecting section and a second connecting section and capable of connecting the first manipulation member and the second manipulation member, and a switching mechanism having a first acting section and a second acting section and switching between a connection state and a release state in accordance with a relative movement between the elongated member and the insertion section.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshio Onuki, Kiyotaka Matsuno, Tatsutoshi Hashimoto, Tsutomu Okada, Kazuo Banju, Ken Shigeta, Naoki Iwanaga, Shotaro Takemoto, Ayano Ishioka
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Publication number: 20140296632Abstract: A medical instrument system includes an elongated member having an inner space in a direction of a longitudinal axis, an insertion section installed at the inner space and having a bending section capable of being bent, a manipulation section configured to manipulate the bending section, a first manipulation member transmitting a driving force of the bending section in accordance with the manipulation by the manipulation section, a second manipulation member arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis, a connecting section having a first connecting section and a second connecting section and capable of connecting the first manipulation member and the second manipulation member, and a switching mechanism having a first acting section and a second acting section and switching between a connection state and a release state in accordance with a relative movement between the elongated member and the insertion section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Yoshio ONUKI, Kiyotaka MATSUNO, Tatsutoshi HASHIMOTO, Tsutomu OKADA, Kazuo BANJU, Ken SHIGETA, Naoki IWANAGA, Shotaro TAKEMOTO, Ayano ISHIOKA
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Patent number: 8771171Abstract: A medical instrument system includes an elongated member having an inner space in a direction of a longitudinal axis, an insertion section installed at the inner space and having a bending section capable of being bent, a manipulation section configured to manipulate the bending section, a first manipulation member transmitting a driving force of the bending section in accordance with the manipulation by the manipulation section, a second manipulation member arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis, a connecting section having a first connecting section and a second connecting section and capable of connecting the first manipulation member and the second manipulation member, and a switching mechanism having a first acting section and a second acting section and switching between a connection state and a release state in accordance with a relative movement between the elongated member and the insertion section.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Yoshio Onuki, Kiyotaka Matsuno, Tatsutoshi Hashimoto, Tsutomu Okada, Kazuo Banju, Ken Shigeta, Naoki Iwanaga, Shotaro Takemoto, Ayano Ishioka
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Patent number: 8556803Abstract: A medical apparatus system includes: an image generating section that generates an image in an observation field of view obtained from an observing section including an objective lens; an information collecting section that collects information of a treatment instrument; a distortion setting section that sets virtual distortion on the outside of the observation field of view from a characteristic of distortion of the objective lens; a distorted image generating section that generates a distorted image on the outside of the observation field of view with respect to the treatment instrument; and an image combining section that generates a combined image such that an image of the treatment instrument on the inside of the observation field of view and a distorted image of the treatment instrument coincide with each other in a boundary of the observation field of view.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventor: Ken Shigeta
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Publication number: 20120265007Abstract: An endoscope includes a driving portion which drives a bending portion and a degree of displacement calculating portion which calculates a degree of displacement of a distal end of the insertion portion when the distal end of the insertion portion is displaced by reaction force generated by a movement of a distal end of a surgical instrument projecting from the distal end of the insertion portion. The endoscope further includes a control portion which controls a driving amount of the driving portion to eliminate the displacement in accordance with the degree of displacement calculated by the degree of displacement calculating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Hiroki MORIYAMA, Ken SHIGETA, Kazuo BANJU
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Publication number: 20100217075Abstract: A medical apparatus system includes: an image generating section that generates an image in an observation field of view obtained from an observing section including an objective lens; an information collecting section that collects information of a treatment instrument; a distortion setting section that sets virtual distortion on the outside of the observation field of view from a characteristic of distortion of the objective lens; a distorted image generating section that generates a distorted image on the outside of the observation field of view with respect to the treatment instrument; and an image combining section that generates a combined image such that an image of the treatment instrument on the inside of the observation field of view and a distorted image of the treatment instrument coincide with each other in a boundary of the observation field of view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventor: Ken SHIGETA
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Publication number: 20090281378Abstract: A medical system includes an insertion device to be inserted into a body cavity and including a channel extending between a distal end portion of the insertion device and a proximal end portion thereof and a proximal end opening portion connected with a proximal end portion of the channel, a treatment device to be inserted into the channel from the proximal end opening portion and to be inserted through the channel, and including an actuating portion provided at a distal end portion of the treatment device, a coupling portion provided at a proximal end portion of the treatment device, and a transmitting portion extending between the actuating portion and the coupling portion and to transmit a driving force applied to the coupling portion to the actuating portion, a driving device including a coupling accepting portion to be coupled with the coupling portion and a driving mechanism to drive the coupling portion coupled with the coupling accepting portion, and a guide mechanism including a guide member to be arType: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Kazuo BANJU, Ken SHIGETA