Patents Assigned to SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
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Publication number: 20210264578Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes: a first captured image acquisition unit configured to acquire a first captured image obtained by capturing light from an observation target irradiated with light in a first wavelength band, the observation target emitting fluorescence when irradiated with excitation light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band; a second captured image acquisition unit configured to acquire a second captured image obtained by capturing the fluorescence from the observation target irradiated with the excitation light; a first image processor configured to execute image processing on the first captured image; and a second image processor configured to execute image processing including blurring processing of blurring an image on the second captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Taihei MICHIHATA
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Patent number: 11102424Abstract: A medical observation apparatus includes: a camera including a first imager including a plurality of pixels and configured to image a first medical captured-image in which an observation target is imaged, and a second imager including a plurality of pixels, and configured to image a second medical captured-image in which the observation target is imaged, the second imager including more effective pixels than the first imager; and a display controller configured to cause displays to display the first medical captured-image and an image that corresponds to a region set to the second medical captured-image on a display screen of the respective one of the displays corresponding thereto, wherein one of the first medical captured-image and the second medical captured-image is a medical captured image for a right eye, and another one of the first medical captured-image and the second medical captured-image is a medical captured image for a left eye.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Masaaki Ueda
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Patent number: 11102391Abstract: A medical image acquisition system includes an imaging device and an image processing device. The imaging device includes: an imaging unit configured to receive light and convert the light into an electric signal so as to generate the imaging signal; an optical unit including a focus mechanism moving one or a plurality of lenses so as to adjust a focal point position, and configured to form an optical image on the imaging unit; a memory configured to store therein unique information of the imaging device; and an auto focus controller configured to totally control the imaging device. The image processing device includes an auto focus evaluation unit configured to perform focusing evaluation based on the imaging signal, and the auto focus controller controls driving of the focus mechanism by referring to the unique information in accordance with an evaluation result by the auto focus evaluation unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Takahiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20210251469Abstract: A medical signal processing device includes: an acquisition unit is configured to acquire a first image signal acquired by emission of first light onto an object, and a second image signal acquired by emission of second light onto the object, the first light being in a wavelength band including visible light, and the second light exciting a fluorescent substance included in the object; a detection unit configured to detect each of a signal level of the visible light included in the first image signal and a signal level of fluorescence included in the second image signal; and a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction coefficient to correct the signal level of the fluorescence by using a result of the detection by the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Koji KOJIMA
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Publication number: 20210251477Abstract: A camera head includes: a casing including an opening and configured to receive a subject image introduced inside through the opening; an image sensor housed in the casing and configured to capture the subject image; an optical element made of a translucent material and fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the opening by brazing with solder to airtightly seal inside of the casing; and a watertight sealing member fixed to the casing and watertightly sealing the solder joining the casing and the optical element, the watertight sealing member including an annular elastic portion made of an elastic material, and a pressing portion including an annular pressing surface configured to press the elastic portion toward the optical element when the elastic portion abuts on an outer surface of the optical element facing space outside the casing, the pressing portion being fixed to the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Atsuomi OHNO, Takuya TANIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210255452Abstract: There is provided a photoelectric composite module according to the present disclosure including: a first connecting member having an outer frame having a tubular shape, and a plurality of contacts provided in an interior of the outer frame; a first printed board on which a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert an electrical signal into an optical signal is mounted, and which is configured to act as a relay between the contacts and the photoelectric conversion element; and a second printed board configured to act as a relay between the contacts and an electrical signal cable. The first printed board and the second printed board are three-dimensionally arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Kei TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20210244261Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes an image processor configured to: receive a plurality of first image data captured at different times and generated by illumination of light in a first wavelength band in sequence; receive a plurality of second image data captured at different times and generated by illumination of light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band in sequence; generate first and second images based on the received first and second image data, respectively; and output the generated first image and second image to a display in chronological order of the first and second images and in accordance with a preset display pattern of the first and second images.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Hiroshi USHIRODA
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Publication number: 20210228065Abstract: A medical control apparatus includes a circuitry configured to: generate an irradiation image represented by illuminating-light irradiation, based on a brightness distribution of a captured image captured by an imaging device; and control generation of a projection image and projection of the projection image onto a subject by an image projector provided in an optical member based on the irradiation image and a rotation angle for rotation of the optical member rotatably coupled to the imaging device about a longitudinal axis of the optical member relative to the imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tatsuya NAKANISHI, Takamasa MIKAMI, Takahiro TAMURA
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Patent number: 11074689Abstract: A medical image processing device includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to: acquire a real image acquired by imaging of an observation target; execute cut-out processing of generating a cut-out image by cutting out at least a part of a three-dimensional image that is based on plural tomographic images having the observation target captured therein; execute shade and shadow processing of adding shade or a shadow to the cut-out image, based on illumination condition information indicating an illumination condition for the observation target in the imaging of the real image; and execute superimposition processing of generating a superimposed image by superimposing the cut-out image that has been subjected to the shade and shadow processing, on the real image.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Masataka Kado
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Patent number: 11071444Abstract: A medical endoscope system adapted to be inserted into a living body to image an interior of the living body includes: an imaging device that includes a distal end part inserted into the living body to illuminate the living body, and condenses light from the living body to generate two imaging signals having parallaxes; first and second light source units configured to generate first illumination light and second illumination light for illuminating the living body respectively, and supply the first illumination light and the second illumination light to the imaging device; and a display image generation unit configured to generate a display image signal based on the two imaging signals from the imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Motoaki Kobayashi, Sumihiro Uchimura
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Patent number: 11071445Abstract: [Object] To provide a medical light source device and a medical observation system capable of switching a light source while suppressing an increase in size and complication of a device. [Solution] A medical light source device according to the present disclosure includes: a plurality of light sources; and a light source switching section that holds an end section of a light guide that transmits light, and is capable of disposing the end section on one of optical paths of light emitted by the plurality of light sources.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignees: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC., SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naobumi Okada, Motoki Ozeki
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Publication number: 20210219822Abstract: A camera head includes: a mounting portion having an abutting surface on which an eyepiece portion of an endoscope abuts in a direction along an optical axis of a subject image emitted from the eyepiece portion; and an elastic portion including elastic material and detachably attached to the mounting portion, the elastic portion being configured to sandwich the eyepiece portion with the abutting surface, and bias the eyepiece portion toward the abutting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Atsuomi OHNO, Kohtaro AMANO
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Patent number: 11070772Abstract: An endoscope image-capturing device includes: a first case inside of which is sealed; an image sensor arranged inside the first case; an electro-optic conversion element arranged outside the first case and configured to convert an image signal output from the image sensor into an optical signal; and a sealing member sealing the electro-optic conversion element.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Kei Tomatsu
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Publication number: 20210196102Abstract: A medical apparatus includes: a casing that forms an exterior, a single manipulation ring rotatably provided on an outer surface of the casing, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to detect rotation of the single manipulation ring; calculate a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the single manipulation ring based on a detection result; execute a first function or a second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the single manipulation ring calculated, wherein the first function is a different type of adjustment than the second function; and switch a function executed by the control circuitry to the first function or the second function.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Atsuomi OHNO
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Patent number: 11036025Abstract: A medical observation apparatus includes: an optical structure including at least one lens; an image sensor configured to capture an image formed by the optical structure; a temperature sensor configured to detect an environmental temperature of the optical structure; and circuitry configured to generate temperature information based on a detection result of the temperature sensor, and calculate a second focal length obtained by correcting a first focal length based on the temperature information and the first focal length calculated based on a lens position.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Masataka Kado
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Patent number: 11033174Abstract: A medical image processing device includes a motion amount calculating unit configured to compare a first image obtained by capturing a subject image taken by an endoscope with a second image obtained by capturing the subject image at a chronologically different timing from the first image and calculate a motion amount for the second image every two or more areas in the first image; and an area specifying unit configured to specify a mask area other than the subject image included in the first image from an inside of a mask candidate area in which the motion amount is equal to or less than a specific first threshold value in the first image.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Taihei Michihata, Yuichi Yamada
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Patent number: 11033173Abstract: A medical light source device includes: a light emitting element; and a processor comprising hardware. The processor is configured to: determine a light source control value; and control the light emitting element to emit light with a light emission amount according to the light source control value by controlling at least one of a supply time of a current and a current value that are supplied to the light emitting element. The processor is further configured to: turn off the light emitting element in the readout period, when the light source control value decreases from a first value to a second value; and turn on the light emitting element in the readout period, when the light source control value increases from a third value, different from the second value, to a fourth value.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Hidetaro Kono
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Patent number: 11036041Abstract: There is provided a photoelectric composite module according to the present disclosure including: a first connecting member having an outer frame having a tubular shape, and a plurality of contacts provided in an interior of the outer frame; a first printed board on which a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert an electrical signal into an optical signal is mounted, and which is configured to act as a relay between the contacts and the photoelectric conversion element; and a second printed board configured to act as a relay between the contacts and an electrical signal cable. The first printed board and the second printed board are three-dimensionally arranged.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Kei Tomatsu
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Patent number: 11026560Abstract: There is provided a medical display control apparatus including: a display control section configured to control a display of a medical captured image for a right eye and a medical captured image for a left eye captured by an imaging device that images an observation target on a display screen and a display of a pointer object on the display screen. The display control section causes the pointer object to be displayed in correspondence with a depth position of the medical captured image for the right eye and the medical captured image for the left eye.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Takaaki Yamada
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Patent number: 11026762Abstract: Provided is a medical observation device which includes a detection unit configured to detect a pressing operation based on an operation signal according to the pressing operation which is output from an external operation device equipped with a switch pressed by a mouth, and a processing unit configured to perform a process corresponding to the detected pressing operation. The process corresponding to the pressing operation includes some or all of a process related to an imaging operation of an imaging device, a process related to a display of a medical captured image which is captured in the imaging device, and an identification process of identifying a user's input indicating the process related to the imaging operation or the process related to the display of the medical captured image.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Seiji Kuramoto