Patents Assigned to Nidek Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11961229
    Abstract: In this invention, a control unit in an ophthalmic image processing device acquires an ophthalmic image captured by an ophthalmic image capture device (S11). The control unit, by inputting the ophthalmic image into a mathematical model that has been trained by a machine-learning algorithm, acquires a probability distribution in which the random variables are the coordinates at which a specific site and/or a specific boundary of a tissue is present within a region of the ophthalmic image (S14). On the basis of the acquired probability distribution, the control unit detects the specific boundary and/or the specific site (S16, S24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Shiba, Sohei Miyazaki, Yusuke Sakashita, Yoshiki Kumagai, Naoki Takeno
  • Publication number: 20240075577
    Abstract: A processor of a control apparatus, which controls an eyeglasses lens machining apparatus, performs a check operation execution step (S14, S17, S19, and S21 to S23) and a result output step (S24), based on a state management program. In the check operation execution step, the processor causes the eyeglasses lens machining apparatus to execute a check operation for checking a state of the eyeglasses lens machining apparatus. In the result output step, the processor outputs information indicating a result of the executed check operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyoji TAKEICHI, Takamitsu ISOGAI
  • Publication number: 20240032786
    Abstract: A controller of an ophthalmic apparatus finely drives and roughly drives a drive unit of an optometry unit. In a case where a tilt operation of tilting the operation stick within a predetermined range is detected by an operation detection unit, the controller finely drives the drive unit by controlling the drive unit in response to the detected tilt operation, and finely changes a position of the optometry unit. In a case where at least one of a tilt operation of tilting the operation stick over a predetermined range and an operation of a rough movement operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit, the controller roughly drives the drive unit by controlling the drive unit in response to the detected operation, and roughly changes the position of the optometry unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Koji Hamaguchi, Kenji Nakamura, Hiroyuki Umano, Yuuto Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 11883100
    Abstract: Provided are ophthalmologic image processing method, including an acquisition step of acquiring OCT data of an eye to be examined based on a spectral interference signal output from an OCT optical system, a setting step of setting a depth region including an image position of a tissue as an extraction region for data on one-direction side from a zero delay position in the OCT data, and a display control step of extracting extracted OCT data corresponding to the extraction region from the OCT data and displaying the extracted OCT data in a display region set in advance on a monitor, and an OCT apparatus that executes the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Shiba, Yukihiro Higuchi, Shinya Iwata, Junpei Nishiyama, Hideki Aono, Hirofumi Yogo
  • Patent number: 11877798
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus having an OCT optical system for acquiring OCT data of a tissue of a subject eye based on a spectral interference signal of measurement light emitted to the tissue and reference light. The apparatus further has a second optical system for acquiring a front image of the tissue; an optical element having asymmetry and arranged on a common optical path of the OCT optical system and the second optical system; and an arithmetic controller that associates an OCT data acquisition position with coordinates of the front image while taking at least a difference in distortion caused by the optical element between the OCT optical system and the second optical system into consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichi Ito
  • Publication number: 20240016472
    Abstract: An ultrasonic tonometer for measuring intraocular pressure of a subject eye by using an ultrasonic wave. The ultrasonic tonometer includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the subject eye with a focused ultrasonic wave, and a Z-alignment detection unit configured to detect an alignment state in a working distance direction with respect to the subject eye. An appropriate Z-alignment position is set to a position that is farther from the irradiation unit than is a geometric focal position of the irradiation unit. The appropriate Z-alignment position is detected by the Z-alignment detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu UEMURA, Kazunari SHIMIZU, Koji HAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11871992
    Abstract: A subjective optometry system includes a plurality of subjective optometry devices and a database which stores at least any data of objective measurement data and previous glass data in association with each identifier. Each of the subjective optometry devices includes a calibration optical system, an information processor, and a reader which is connected to the information processor, reads an identifier prepared for each examinee, and outputs information about the read identifier to the information processor. The information processor acquires at least one of the objective measurement data and the previous glass data corresponding to the identifier from the database based on the identifier received from the reader, and sets an initial value of the calibration optical system used on an occasion of subjectively measuring optical characteristics of a subject eye based on at least one of the objective measurement data and the previous glass data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taeko Horino, Hirohisa Terabe, Jouji Seko
  • Publication number: 20240008739
    Abstract: An OCT device includes an OCT optical system, a controller which acquires OCT data based on a signal from the OCT optical system and controls the OCT optical system to execute an OCT data acquisition operation, a light guide optical system, and an adjuster adjusting a three-dimensional position of the light guide optical system with respect to a subject eye. The light guide optical system includes an optical scanner scanning the subject eye with the measurement light, and an objective optical system which is disposed between the optical scanner and the subject eye and forms a pivot point around which the measurement light passing through the optical scanner is pivoted. The controller guides the three-dimensional position such that the pivot point is arranged at a target position set between the subject eye and the objective optical system, and further executes the OCT data acquisition operation at the target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi YOGO, Seiji Masegi
  • Publication number: 20240008738
    Abstract: An OCT apparatus including: an OCT optical system irradiating an imaging site of an examinee's eye with measurement light, the OCT optical system detecting a spectral coherence signal of the measurement light with reference light; an observing optical system irradiating the imaging site with observation light, the observing optical system acquiring a front image of the imaging site; a changing means changing the imaging site in the OCT optical system and the observing optical system between a fundus of the examinee's eye and an anterior segment; a driving part moving an imaging unit including the OCT optical system and the observing optical system with respect to the examinee's eye; and a controller. The controller displays a front image of the anterior segment sequentially acquired through the observing optical system in a first region on a screen, and receives an operation input that controls the driving part through the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230377234
    Abstract: An ophthalmic information processing method includes: acquiring first distribution data representing two-dimensional distribution of first measurement data of examinee's eye-tissue; acquiring second distribution data representing two-dimensional distribution of second measurement data of a measurement target different from that of the first measurement data in the examinee's eye tissue, the two-dimensional distribution being related to a region overlapping with that of the first distribution data; generating a first isoline map in which pixels in a closed section enclosed by an isoline are filled with a color or density level in accordance with a value of the first measurement data, the first isoline map representing the first distribution data; generating a wireframe second isoline map in which a closed section enclosed by adjacent isolines are not filled, the second isoline map representing the second distribution data; and generating a superimposed map by superimposing the first isoline map and the second
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230366148
    Abstract: A dyeing system includes a transport device that transports a transport unit including a resin body, a transfer device that transfers a dye to the resin body in a state where a base body to which the dye is adhered faces the resin body, a laser fixing device that heats the resin body to which the dye is transferred by irradiating a surface of the resin body with laser light, an oven fixing device that heats a whole of the resin body to which the dye is transferred by the transfer device, a laser-applied transport path through which the transport unit including the resin body on which the dye is to be fixed by the laser fixing device is transported, and an oven-applied transport path through which the transport unit including the resin body on which the dye is to be fixed by the oven fixing device is transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Minoru INUZUKA, Ryoji SHIBATA, Motoshi TANAKA, Shigenobu NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230329551
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an examination unit examining a subject eye, a drive unit moving the examination unit relative to the subject eye, a first imaging unit capturing a face image, a second imaging unit capturing an anterior segment image of the subject eye, a controller, and first and second acquisition units. The controller performs an adjustment process including a position acquisition of the subject eye based on the face image, a first drive control such that the subject eye is positioned within an imaging range of the second imaging unit based on the acquired position, and a second drive control based on the anterior segment image to adjust a position of the examination unit relative to the subject eye. The first acquisition unit acquires the position of the subject eye through a detection. The second acquisition unit acquires the position of the subject eye through an input operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji NAKAMURA, Toru Arikawa, Yukihiro Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20230311266
    Abstract: An eyeglasses lens machining apparatus works to perform a check operation implementation step of causing the apparatus to implement a check operation for checking a malfunction state of an operation of the apparatus, a self-restoration step of updating a calibration state of the apparatus related to the malfunction state, to self-restore the apparatus from the malfunction state, and a determination step of determining whether to shift to the self-restoration step, based on a result of the check operation. The apparatus works to further perform a measures output step of outputting information related to measures against an operation failure of a component in the apparatus, in which, in the determination step, it is determined whether to shift to the measures output step or shift to the self-restoration step, based on the result of the check operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki UCHIKADO, Motoki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20230309825
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus objectively measures optical characteristics of a subject eye. The ophthalmic apparatus includes an eye refractive power measuring optical system and a contrast measuring optical system. The eye refractive power measuring optical system includes a first light projecting optical system projecting a first measurement light flux toward a fundus of the subject eye, and a first light receiving optical system in which a first detector detects a first reflection light flux reflected by the fundus as a first index pattern image. The contrast measuring optical system includes a second light projecting optical system projecting a patterned second measurement light flux toward the fundus of the subject eye, and a second light receiving optical system in which a second detector detects a second index pattern image formed by a second reflection light flux reflected by the fundus. The first detector and the second detector are different detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Michihiro Takii
  • Patent number: 11771316
    Abstract: Provided is a method for an ophthalmic examination by an ophthalmic examination system including an ophthalmic examination apparatus and an examiner-side apparatus that is connected to the ophthalmic examination apparatus by a network and is provided with an interface for input/output, the method including: a transmission step of transmitting an error signal from the ophthalmic examination apparatus to the examiner-side apparatus upon occurrence of an error in the ophthalmic examination apparatus; a selection step of, upon the examiner-side apparatus receiving the error signal, notifying an examiner of the occurrence of the error via the interface and also accepting selection input for selecting any of a plurality of predetermined handling methods of the error; a response step of the examiner-side apparatus transmitting a response signal to the ophthalmic examination apparatus on the basis of the selection input; and a notification step of, upon the ophthalmic examination apparatus receiving the response sign
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shirohisa Kobayashi, Kazunari Shimizu, Koji Hamaguchi, Miki Tomiyasu, Tsutomu Uemura
  • Publication number: 20230233080
    Abstract: An ophthalmic system for examining a subject eye of an examinee includes a plurality of examination units, a robot mechanism, and a controller. The plurality of examination units have housings different from each other, perform examinations different from each other, and include at least a first examination unit and a second examination unit. The robot mechanism has a holding unit that holds and releases either the first examination unit or the second examination unit, and a moving unit that is connected to the holding unit and moves three-dimensionally. A controller controls driving of the robot mechanism to adjust a relative positional relationship between the subject eye and the first examination unit or the second examination unit held by the holding unit. The first examination unit or the second examination unit is replaced to be held by the holding unit for performing a different examination on the subject eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki TAKENO, Yasuhiro FURUUCHI, Shinya MITO, Kouji HAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230210359
    Abstract: A processor of an ophthalmologic image processing device acquires an ophthalmologic image photographed by an ophthalmologic image photographing device. The processor inputs the ophthalmologic image into a mathematical model trained by a machine learning algorithm to acquire a result of an analysis relating to at least one of a specific disease and a specific structure of a subject eye. The processor acquires information of a distribution of weight relating to an analysis by a mathematical model, as supplemental distribution information, for which an image area of the ophthalmologic image input into the mathematical model is set as a variable. The processor sets a part of the image area of the ophthalmologic image, as an attention area, based on the supplemental distribution information. The processor acquires an image of a tissue including the attention area among a tissue of the subject eye and displays the image on a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki TAKENO, Ryosuke SHIBA, Sohei MIYAZAKI, Yusuke SAKASHITA, Yoshiki KUMAGAI
  • Publication number: 20230165462
    Abstract: A fundus photographing apparatus includes: a photographing unit including a front photographing optical system that forms, on a pupil of an examinee's eye, an illuminating light projection region and an illuminating light receiving region next to each other in a first direction, the front photographing optical system scanning a fundus of examinee's eye with illuminating light to acquire two-dimensional reflection image of the fundus; a driver that moves the photographing unit relative to examinee's eye; and a processor that switches, between a first and a second alignment mode, a control of guiding a positional relation between the examinee's eye and the photographing unit, the positional relation being guided to a first alignment state in predetermined positional relationship in the first alignment mode, and being guided to a second alignment state displaced at least in a direction crossing the first direction from the first alignment state in the second alignment mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya IWATA, Masayuki YOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20230165457
    Abstract: An eye examination device includes a first objective measurement unit configured to objectively measure eye refractive power of at least one of subject eyes using a method different from a photorefraction method, a second objective measurement unit configured to objectively measure eye refractive power of at least one of the subject eyes using the photorefraction method, and a controller configured to control at least one of the first objective measurement unit or the second objective measurement unit to acquire the eye refractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Michihiro TAKII
  • Patent number: 11659986
    Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmic apparatus for examining an examinee's eye, including: an examination device configured to examine the examinee's eye; an approacher in the examination device, configured to approach the examinee; a detector configured to detect approach of the approacher to the examinee; and a controller configured to switch an operation mode between a first mode where an avoidance operation for avoiding the approach is performed and a second mode where the avoidance operation is not performed, upon the detector detecting the approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shirohisa Kobayashi, Kunio Suzuki, Hiroyoshi Nakanishi, Kazunari Shimizu