Patents Assigned to Nidek Co., Ltd.
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Publication number: 20230377234Abstract: 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 secondType: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshiyuki YAMADA
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Publication number: 20230366148Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji ABE, Minoru INUZUKA, Ryoji SHIBATA, Motoshi TANAKA, Shigenobu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20230329551Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO. LTD.Inventors: Kenji NAKAMURA, Toru Arikawa, Yukihiro Higuchi
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Publication number: 20230311266Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki UCHIKADO, Motoki Hirota
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Publication number: 20230309825Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Michihiro Takii
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Patent number: 11771316Abstract: 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 signType: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Shirohisa Kobayashi, Kazunari Shimizu, Koji Hamaguchi, Miki Tomiyasu, Tsutomu Uemura
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Publication number: 20230233080Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki TAKENO, Yasuhiro FURUUCHI, Shinya MITO, Kouji HAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230210359Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki TAKENO, Ryosuke SHIBA, Sohei MIYAZAKI, Yusuke SAKASHITA, Yoshiki KUMAGAI
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Publication number: 20230165457Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Michihiro TAKII
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Publication number: 20230165462Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinya IWATA, Masayuki YOSHINO
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Patent number: 11659986Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Shirohisa Kobayashi, Kunio Suzuki, Hiroyoshi Nakanishi, Kazunari Shimizu
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Patent number: 11653829Abstract: A method of performing an optometric examination of a patient includes positioning the patient behind a phoropter; presenting visual stimuli to the patient using a computer-controlled device; recording the patient's response to the stimuli; automatically adjusting the settings of the phoropter to improve one or more characteristics of the patient's vision; and automatically determining the prescription for the refractive error correction for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Gareguin Mikaelian
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Publication number: 20230143549Abstract: This optometry system, for presenting a test chart to an eye being tested and subjectively measuring an optical characteristic of the eye being tested, is provided with a setting means which sets a reference value based on the subject's reaction time to a test chart, a reaction input means which inputs the response of the subject reading the test chart, a control means which automatically advances the test on the basis of an input signal from the response input means, and a guidance information output means which, on the basis of the reference value set by the testing means, outputs guidance information for guiding the subject to input a response during testing of the eye being tested. Hereby, it is possible to accurately carry out a subjective test on the eye being tested.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTDInventors: Arisa SHIMAZAKI, Taeko HORINO, Yukito HIRAYAMA, Michihiro TAKII, Jouji SEKO
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Patent number: 11639848Abstract: An eyeglass frame shape measurement device includes an optical measurement unit, a probe unit, a holding unit that holds the optical measurement unit and the probe unit, a changing portion that integrally moves the optical measurement unit and the probe unit with respect to an eyeglass frame to change a measurement position with respect to a groove of a rim of the eyeglass frame, and a controller that controls an operation of the eyeglass frame shape measurement device. The controller controls an operation of the changing portion to measure the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame, acquires a cross-sectional shape of the groove of the rim of the eyeglass frame based on a detection result detected by the optical measurement unit, and acquires a shape of the rim of the eyeglass frame based on a detection result detected by the probe unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Michihiro Takii, Kyoji Takeichi, Yuya Nakako, Takaaki Matsui, Mattia Minozzi, Nicola Codogno, Federico Carraro
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Patent number: 11633096Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Takeno, Ryosuke Shiba, Sohei Miyazaki, Yusuke Sakashita, Yoshiki Kumagai
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Patent number: 11623419Abstract: A method of producing a photochromic resin body includes a first step, a second step and a third step. In the first step, a sublimable photochromic dye having sublimability is applied to a base body so as to obtain a function-adding base body. In the second step, the function-adding base body obtained in the first step is set to face a resin body, the function-adding base body is heated to sublimate the sublimable photochromic dye applied to the function-adding base body, and the sublimable photochromic dye is deposited on the resin body. In the third step, the resin body on which the sublimable photochromic dye is deposited in the second step is heated to fix the sublimable photochromic dye on the resin body.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Minoru Inuzuka, Koji Abe, Takahisa Shibamoto
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Publication number: 20230108005Abstract: A fundus image processing apparatus including a controller configured to perform image acquisition processing of acquiring a three-dimensional tomographic image of the fundus of the subject eye, reference position setting processing of setting a reference position in a region of an optic nerve head in the two-dimensional measurement region in which the three-dimensional tomographic image was captured, radial pattern setting processing of setting a radial pattern with respect to the two-dimensional measurement region, image extraction processing of extracting a two-dimensional tomographic image in each of a plurality of lines of the radial pattern set in a redial pattern setting processing, and optic nerve head end detection processing of detecting a position of an end of the optic nerve head captured in the three-dimensional tomographic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke SHIBA, Tetsuya KANO
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Patent number: 11602276Abstract: A target image to be corrected is generated by arranging partial images acquired by scanning a tissue of a living body with light and temporally continuously receiving the light from the tissue. A processor of a medical image processing device performs detecting position shift amounts, acquiring a component, and correcting. In the process of detecting position shift amounts, the processor detects the position shift amounts between the partial images (S3). In the process of acquiring, the processor acquires an assumed result of at least one of a component in the position shift amount caused by movement of the tissue, and a component in the position shift amount caused by a shape of the tissue (S4). In the process of correcting, the processor corrects a position of each of the partial images based on the component in the position shift amount (S7).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiki Kumagai, Ryosuke Shiba
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Publication number: 20230074453Abstract: A dyeing data management method is performed between dyeing systems disposed at different locations. The method includes a first dyeing step of dyeing a lens in a first dyeing system, a first acquisition step of acquiring first result color information of the lens dyed in the first dyeing system, a dyeing data creation step of creating dyeing data based on a discharge amount of dye in the first dyeing step and the first result color information, a data provision step of providing the dyeing data for dyeing a lens to a predetermined color from the first dyeing system to a second dyeing system, a second dyeing step of performing dyeing of a lens according to the provided dyeing data in the second dyeing system, and a second acquisition step of acquiring second result color information of the lens dyed in the second dyeing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji ABE, Minoru Inuzuka, Motoshi Tanaka, Ryoji Shibata, Shigenobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 11571122Abstract: An image processor performs a histogram acquisition step of acquiring a histogram representing a distribution of gradation values of pixels in a fundus color image captured by irradiating a fundus with a plurality of beams of single-color light having different wavelengths, the histogram being acquired for each channel corresponding to each beam of single-color light, a histogram correction step of acquiring a corrected histogram by correcting the histogram of each channel acquired in the histogram acquisition step, of which a target pattern is set for each channel in advance, so as to fit to the corresponding target pattern, and a color tone corrected image generation step of generating a color tone corrected image, in which a distribution of gradation values for each channel is represented by the corrected histogram, based on the corrected histogram of each channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Murase, Naoto Honda