Patents by Inventor Toshimasa Kawai
Toshimasa Kawai 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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Publication number: 20080221592Abstract: A controller includes a servo controller that performs attitude control of the bending portion. A point lock computing section is provided at the servo controller. Based on supplied distal end command value information and position F/B information, the point lock computing section performs computational processing by a distal end link root coordinate position calculating section and an inverse kinematics computing section in order to obtain a servo position command signal for a distal end-side link member and a servo position command signal for a link member other than the link member, and outputs the same to a driving section. Accordingly, point lock is enabled at two locations, namely, the distal end-side link member and an arbitrary link member, while other link members are controlled so as to assume attitudes having redundancy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2008Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventor: Toshimasa Kawai
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Patent number: 7348751Abstract: A hauling unit hauls a subject to bend or rotate the subject. A control unit outputs a control signal that corresponds to a target value that is input by an operating unit. The control unit controls a variation amount of the control signal output in a predetermined range including a position of the hauling unit in a state before the hauling unit hauls to be greater than a variation amount of the control signal output outside the predetermined range. A driving unit drives the hauling unit based on the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2003Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Toshimasa Kawai, Masahito Kobayashi, Shinya Imura
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Patent number: 7331924Abstract: An electric bending endoscope apparatus includes an electric bending endoscope, a bending control device for controlling a bending direction and the amount of bending of a bending portion based on a bending instructing signal outputted from a portion for instructing a bending operation in the electric bending endoscope, an image processing device for generating an observing image captured by the electric bending endoscope to a video signal, and a display device for displaying the video signal generated by the image processing device as an endoscope image, wherein the electric bending endoscope includes a bending driving portion for bending the bending portion arranged at an inserting portion, a bending motive portion for driving the bending driving portion, a portion for restoring transmission and disconnection of driving force that reversibly switches a status for transmitting the driving force by transmitting the driving force of the bending motive portion to the bending driving portion and a status for disType: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Keiichi Arai, Takemitsu Honda, Seiichiro Kimoto, Takayasu Miyagi, Toshinari Maeda, Yuichi Ikeda, Toshimasa Kawai
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Publication number: 20070161861Abstract: A curving control device to which an electrically-controlled endoscope is connected has a main CPU for primarily performing curving driving control, and a monitoring CPU for monitoring whether the operating state relating to curving actions is normal or abnormal. In the event of detecting an abnormality from the monitoring CPU, the curving control device also performs processing for handling the occurrence of the abnormality, such as outputting an emergency stop through an interlock via the main CPU, turning the main power and the like of a servo driver OFF, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Toshimasa Kawai, Eiichi Kobayashi, Takemitsu Honda, Seiichiro Kimoto
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Publication number: 20070150155Abstract: At startup, a main CPU renders and copies various types of unique parameters stored in an SRAM card corresponding to an ID unique to endoscopes to DPRAM and SDRAM and enables the endoscopes to be used with these parameters. Also in the event of desiring to change the set parameters, the user requests a change via an HM, whereby the changed parameters are copied to the SDRAM via the DPRAM, and electrically-operated curving actions of the endoscope can be performed with the changed parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Toshimasa Kawai, Eiichi Kobayashi, Takemitsu Honda, Seiichiro Kimoto
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Publication number: 20070112255Abstract: An electric bending endoscope includes a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of a motor as a state value indicating the driving state of a bending drive unit. A bending control device comprises: a temperature detection unit that receives the data of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor; a record unit in which the limits of motor temperature inputted in advance are recorded; a comparison unit that compares the data of the temperature sent from the temperature detection unit with the limits of motor temperature recorded in the record unit; and a notification unit that notifies that the driving state of a motor is approaching the limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2007Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Ikeda, Keiichi Arai, Takemitsu Honda, Seiichiro Kimoto, Takayasu Miyagi, Toshinari Maeda, Toshimasa Kawai
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Patent number: 7060027Abstract: Driving force of a bending motor is transmitted to a sprocket via a clutch mechanism portion. The operation of a switching operation lever switches the clutch mechanism portion to a disconnecting/restoring status. A bending control device includes a bending angle calculating portion which calculates information on a bending status based on an output signal of a potentiometer, a motor driving signal generating portion which generates a driving signal for bending a bending portion, a JS-motor driving signal generating portion which calculates a position for an instructing status of a stick portion based on the information on the bending status and generates the driving signal for moving the stick portion to the position, and a calibration instructing portion which receives a position signal from a status detecting switch and which sends an instruction for outputting to a JS motor, the driving signal generated by the JS-motor driving signal generating portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Toshinari Maeda, Keiichi Arai, Takemitsu Honda, Seiichiro Kimoto, Takayasu Miyagi, Yuichi Ikeda, Toshimasa Kawai
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Publication number: 20040193015Abstract: An electric bending endoscope includes a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of a motor as a state value indicating the driving state of a bending drive unit. A bending control device comprises: a temperature detection unit that receives the data of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor; a record unit in which the limits of motor temperature inputted in advance are recorded; a comparison unit that compares the data of the temperature sent from the temperature detection unit with the limits of motor temperature recorded in the record unit; and a notification unit that notifies that the driving state of a motor is approaching the limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD,Inventors: Yuichi Ikeda, Keiichi Arai, Takemitsu Honda, Seiichiro Kimoto, Takayasu Miyagi, Toshinari Maeda, Toshimasa Kawai
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Publication number: 20040138530Abstract: A hauling unit hauls a subject to bend or rotate the subject. A control unit outputs a control signal that corresponds to a target value that is input by an operating unit. The control unit controls a variation amount of the control signal output in a predetermined range including a position of the hauling unit in a state before the hauling unit hauls to be greater than a variation amount of the control signal output outside the predetermined range. A driving unit drives the hauling unit based on the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshimasa Kawai, Masahito Kobayashi, Shinya Imura
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Publication number: 20040054258Abstract: Driving force of a bending motor is transmitted to a sprocket via a clutch mechanism portion. The operation of a switching operation lever switches the clutch mechanism portion to a disconnecting/restoring status. A bending control device includes a bending angle calculating portion which calculates information on a bending status based on an output signal of a potentiometer, a motor driving signal generating portion which generates a driving signal for bending a bending portion, a JS-motor driving signal generating portion which calculates a position for an instructing status of a stick portion based on the information on the bending status and generates the driving signal for moving the stick portion to the position, and a calibration instructing portion which receives a position signal from a status detecting switch and which sends an instruction for outputting to a JS motor, the driving signal generated by the JS-motor driving signal generating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2003Publication date: March 18, 2004Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshinari Maeda, Keiichi Arai, Takemitsu Honda, Seiichiro Kimoto, Takayasu Miyagi, Yuichi Ikeda, Toshimasa Kawai
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Publication number: 20040034279Abstract: An electric bending endoscope apparatus includes an electric bending endoscope, a bending control device for controlling a bending direction and the amount of bending of a bending portion based on a bending instructing signal outputted from a track ball in the electric bending endoscope, an image processing device for generating an observing image captured by the electric bending endoscope to a video signal, and a display device for displaying the video signal generated by the image processing device as an endoscope image, wherein the electric bending endoscope includes a bending driving portion for bending the bending portion arranged at an inserting portion, a bending motive portion for driving the bending driving portion, a portion for restoring transmission and disconnection of driving force that reversibly switches a status for transmitting the driving force by transmitting the driving force of the bending motive portion to the bending driving portion and a status for disconnecting the driving force, a pType: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichi Arai, Takemitsu Honda, Seiichiro Kimoto, Takayasu Miyagi, Toshinari Maeda, Yuichi Ikeda, Toshimasa Kawai
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Patent number: 6569084Abstract: An endoscope device is provided which includes a manipulation portion and an inserted portion connected thereto, and an endoscope holder is provided at an elevated position, for example, on a ceiling. The endoscope device is rotatably suspended from the endoscope holder with its inserted portion extending downward. The endoscope holder has an endoscope manipulation unit for operating the endoscope device and peripheral equipment.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2000Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Mizuno, Yuichi Ikeda, Toshimasa Kawai, Toshinari Maeda, Koji Takamura, Keiichi Arai, Raifu Matsui, Atsushi Amano, Kazuhiko Arai, Hiroyuki Fukuda
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Patent number: 6554766Abstract: An endoscope device includes an inserting portion having a curving portion, electric motors for generating driving forces for curving the curving portion, an operation unit for controlling the drive of the electric motors, a universal cord the base end of which is connected to an endoscope external unit, a coupling member with which the respective one ends of the inserting portion and the universal cord are coupled and which has a treatment tool inserting port, a holding unit for holding the coupling member, and a holding member for disposing the holding unit at a predetermined position of an operation bed. According to this arrangement, the operability of a surgeon can be improved by improving not only a curving operability but also the insertion operability of an inserting portion and the operability of a treatment tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshinari Maeda, Hitoshi Mizuno, Yuta Okada, Eiichi Kobayashi, Toshimasa Kawai, Yuichi Ikeda
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Publication number: 20020103418Abstract: An endoscope device includes an inserting portion having a curving portion, electric motors for generating driving forces for curving the curving portion, an operation unit for controlling the drive of the electric motors, a universal cord the base end of which is connected to an endoscope external unit, a coupling member with which the respective one ends of the inserting portion and the universal cord are coupled and which has a treatment tool inserting port, a holding unit for holding the coupling member, and a holding member for disposing the holding unit at a predetermined position of an operation bed. According to this arrangement, the operability of a surgeon can be improved by improving not only a curving operability but also the insertion operability of an inserting portion and the operability of a treatment tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2001Publication date: August 1, 2002Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshinari Maeda, Hitoshi Mizuno, Yuta Okada, Eiichi Kobayashi, Toshimasa Kawai, Yuichi Ikeda
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Patent number: 6327493Abstract: A light scanning device has a tip structure which includes a light scanning part connected to a light source, and which is insertable into a body cavity and is formed so as to be water-tight. A controlling part controls the light scan through the tip structure, and the tip structure and the controlling part are also connected to each other in a water-tight manner by a slender tube through which a plurality of electrical cables pass. An electric connector is fixed with the proximal end portion of the tube in a water-tight manner, and is electrically connectable so as to be water-tight with and removable from this controlling part.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1998Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Ozawa, Mamoru Kaneko, Akihiro Horii, Atsushi Okawa, Hiroki Hibino, Hiroyuki Sangu, Hitoshi Ueno, Hitoshi Mizuno, Jun Hiroya, Katsuichi Imaizumi, Hidemichi Aoki, Masahiro Ohno, Eiji Yasuda, Yoshinao Oaki, Kenji Yoshino, Sakae Takehana, Isami Hirao, Takefumi Uesugi, Toshimasa Kawai
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Patent number: 6120433Abstract: A surgical manipulator system comprising an operation device, a slave manipulator, a medical device, and a controller. The operation device is located in a region to be operated by a surgeon. The slave manipulator can have access into a surgery region. The medical device is held by the slave manipulator and can be moved a body cavity. The controller can operate in a first mode to move the slave manipulator or the medical device, or both, such that the axis of the medical device passes a fulcrum fixed in a space even before the medical device is inserted into the body cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1997Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Mizuno, Toshimasa Kawai, Nobuyuki Dohguchi
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Patent number: 6069698Abstract: A low coherence beam emitted by a low coherence light source is split into two portions. One portion is transmitted from the outward end of a first single mode fiber via a detachable connector to a beam scanning probe, and then to a biological tissue; and the other is transmitted from an optical coupler placed midway along the light path via a second single mode fiber to a light path modifier. The light path modifier includes a galvanometer mirror to modify the light path length in accordance with a scan range, and a uniaxial stage to adjust the light path length to absorb the variation in lengths of different beam scanning probes. The light path is adjusted by the uniaxial stage such that the beam interference is detected for the scan range, to ensure stable acquisition of tomographic images.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1998Date of Patent: May 30, 2000Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Ozawa, Mamoru Kaneko, Akihiro Horii, Hitoshi Ueno, Sakae Takehana, Hiroyuki Sangu, Isami Hirao, Hitoshi Mizuno, Toshimasa Kawai, Hiroki Hibino, Hideyuki Adachi, Hironobu Takizawa, Takefumi Uesugi, Masahiro Ohno, Hidemichi Aoki, Jun Hiroya, Katsuichi Imaizumi, Eiji Yasuda, Yoshinao Oaki, Kenji Yoshino
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Patent number: 5679216Abstract: A multi-degree-of-freedom manipulator includes a flexible tube having a plurality of flex portions provided therealong, a plurality of actuators made of shape memory alloy and respectively provided near the flex portions to correspond to the flex portions, for flexing the flex portions, two common energy transmission paths, extending along the flexible tube, for transmitting an energy to the actuators, and selective energy supply members, provided between the common energy transmission paths and the actuators in series, for controlling the energy supplied from the common energy transmission path to the actuators, thereby respectively independently driving the actuators to bend the flexible tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1995Date of Patent: October 21, 1997Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Takayama, Takeaki Nakamura, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Akio Nakada, Yasuhiro Ueda, Hideyuki Adachi, Katsunori Sakiyama, Yasukazu Tatsumi, Koji Fujio, Masaaki Hayashi, Shinji Kaneko, Yasuo Hirata, Toshimasa Kawai
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Patent number: 5624380Abstract: A multi-degree-of-freedom manipulator includes a flexible tube having a plurality of flex portions provided therealong, a plurality of actuators made of shape memory alloy and respectively provided near the flex portions to correspond to the flex portions, for flexing the flex portions, two common energy transmission paths, extending along the flexible tube, for transmitting an energy to the actuators, and selective energy supply members, provided between the common energy transmission paths and the actuators in series, for controlling the energy supplied from the common energy transmission path to the actuators, thereby respectively independently driving the actuators to bend the flexible tube.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1995Date of Patent: April 29, 1997Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Takayama, Takeaki Nakamura, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Akio Nakada, Yasuhiro Ueda, Hideyuki Adachi, Katsunori Sakiyama, Yasukazu Tatsumi, Koji Fujio, Masaaki Hayashi, Shinji Kaneko, Yasuo Hirata, Toshimasa Kawai