Patents Assigned to SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
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Patent number: 11980348Abstract: A medical control apparatus to which a rigid endoscope having an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject is detachably connected is configured to perform image processing on a captured image obtained by capturing a subject image introduced by the rigid endoscope and generate a medical photographic image to be displayed on a display device that displays images. The medical control apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to detect a mask width that is a distance between boundary points dividing the subject image included in the captured image and a mask area that is an area other than the subject image; and a control unit configured to calculate a first parameter used for the image processing in accordance with the mask width.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Taihei Michihata, Hiroshi Myoken, Satoshi Mitsui
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Patent number: 11969141Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] Provided are a medical display controlling apparatus and a display controlling method capable of enhancing convenience of medical providers. [Solution] Provided is a medical display controlling apparatus including: a generating unit configured to generate a three-dimensional model of an observed object based on a right-eye medical captured image and a left-eye medical captured image taken by an imaging device configured to image the observed object; and a display controller configured to cause a display screen to display a combination of the three-dimensional model with a right-eye special light observation image and a left-eye special light observation image, or a combination of the three-dimensional model with biological information acquired from an external biological information acquiring apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Kazunori Segawa
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Publication number: 20240130609Abstract: A medical observation system includes a white light source that emits white light, an infrared light source that emits infrared light, a light source controller that performs control to alternately repeat a first mode and a second mode in chronological order, in the first mode the white light source is caused to emit the white light, and in the second mode the infrared light source is caused to emit the infrared light and the white light source is caused to emit light with a wavelength from green to blue wavelength bands, and an imaging unit that captures a subject. Therefore, a medical observation system is provided that is configured to simultaneously perform normal observation and infrared observation without hindering the operation of an operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Kazunori SEGAWA
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Patent number: 11962747Abstract: A medical image processing device includes: a first captured image acquisition unit configured to acquire a first left-eye image and a first right-eye image; a second captured image acquisition unit configured to acquire a second left-eye image and a second right-eye image; a superimposed image generation unit configured to superimpose corresponding pixels of the first left-eye image and the second left-eye image on each other to generate a left-eye fluorescence superimposed image and superimpose corresponding pixels of the first right-eye image and the second right-eye image on each other to generate a right-eye fluorescence superimposed image; and a display controller configured to generate a display image from the first left-eye and right-eye images, the second left-eye and right-eye images, the left-eye and the right-eye fluorescence superimposed images, wherein the display image includes a stereoscopically observable three-dimensional fluorescence superimposed image generated from the left-eye and the riType: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Taihei Michihata, Aki Mizukami, Kiminori Sugisaki
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Publication number: 20240077710Abstract: A surgical microscope system of the present disclosure includes an imaging unit including an observation optical system configured using a plurality of optical members including an objective lens and an imaging element that captures a subject image formed by the observation optical system, and an illumination unit including a light source unit that emits light and an illumination optical system that guides the light emitted by the light source unit. The illumination optical system forms an illumination optical path independent of an observation optical path formed by the observation optical system. The illumination optical path intersects with the observation optical path on a subject side with respect to the objective lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yasuhiro OKABE, Masataka KADO
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Patent number: 11921280Abstract: 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: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Kei Tomatsu
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Patent number: 11910133Abstract: 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: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Kei Tomatsu
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Patent number: 11909941Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes: a receiver configured to obtain a captured image resulting from image capture of exciting light that is shed on an observed object and is provided by way of the observed object, and of fluorescent light that is excited by the exciting light and is provided from the observed object; and an image processor configured to perform image processing on the captured image. A light receiving surface of the image sensor is provided with a color filter. The captured image includes plural pieces of first component information about colors corresponding to the spectral characteristics of the plurality of filter groups, respectively. The image processor is configured to generate second component information by combining at least two pieces of first component information, and perform color correction processing that corrects the plural pieces of first component information based on the second component information.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Tatsuya Deguchi
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Publication number: 20240045497Abstract: An image processing apparatus (13) according to one form of the present disclosure includes: an image input unit (13b) that receives an operative field image for an eye of a patient; an eyeball tracking unit (13e) that tracks an eyeball in the operative field image; and a display image generation unit (13f) that sets a plurality of regions having different display modes for the operative field image and generates a display image in which an annular or radial boundary in the plurality of regions indicates a specific position or a specific size with respect to the eye. The display image generation unit (13f) changes a position or a size of the boundary on the basis of a tracking result of the eyeball and generates the display image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicants: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Junichiro ENOKI, Izumu HOSOI, Yuki SUGIE, Tomoyuki OOTSUKI, Koji KASHIMA, Hiroshi USHIRODA, Koji FUKAYA
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Patent number: 11889977Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Atsuomi Ohno
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Patent number: 11889984Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Atsuomi Ohno, Kohtaro Amano
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Publication number: 20240033035Abstract: An image processing device (13) according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: an image input unit (13a) that receives a surgical field image with respect to a patient's eye; an eyeball tracking unit (13b) as an example of a part detection unit that detects a specific part of the eye in the surgical field image; and a display image generation unit (13c) that generates a display image including a first position indicator indicating a position a predetermined distance away in a specific direction from the specific part detected by the eyeball tracking unit (13b).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tomoyuki OOTSUKI, Junichiro ENOKI, Hiroshi USHIRODA, Koji FUKAYA, Yuki SUGIE, Koji KASHIMA, Izumu HOSOI
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Patent number: 11882377Abstract: A control device includes: generation circuitry configured to output a field signal to a medical imaging device; first detection circuitry configured to detect a horizontal synchronization signal from video data output from the medical imaging device, the video data including at least the horizontal synchronization signal; and a monitoring circuitry configured to monitor whether or not an abnormality occurs in one frame period of the video data based on a period of the horizontal synchronization signal detected by the first detection circuitry for a predetermined n-th time after polarity of the field signal is switched.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Yasuhiro Nishigaki
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Patent number: 11882355Abstract: A control apparatus includes circuitry configured to: acquire an image signal generated by an imaging device configured to image an observation target; acquire an operation instruction made by a voice input; control a display device to display a plurality of images generated based on the image signal corresponding to an operating state of the imaging device, together with information related to the operating state, in a case where the operation instruction is an operation instruction related to imaging of the imaging device; and control to change the imaging device to an operating state corresponding to the image selected by a user among the plurality of images.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Hisayoshi Otaki, Hiroshi Ushiroda
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Patent number: 11864732Abstract: A medical image processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image signal obtained by capturing a subject image; and an image processor configured to set, in the image signal, a first area for displaying an image, and a second area having a smaller average luminance than the first area, set the second area on a screen according to a depth of field at a time of capturing the subject image.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Ushiroda
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Patent number: 11857150Abstract: A signal processing apparatus relays communication of control signals between a controller and a plurality of processing modules, and includes: a communication device configured to perform communication of the control signals with the plurality of processing modules; a plurality of first storages provided respectively to correspond to the plurality of processing modules, the plurality of first storages being configured to store the control signals written by the controller; a second storage configured to store: address information indicating each communication address assigned to each of the plurality of processing modules; and correspondence information indicating correspondence relationships between the plurality of first storages and a plurality of module-side storages respectively included in the plurality of processing modules; and a synchronization processor configured to synchronize the plurality of first storages with the plurality of corresponding module-side storages via the communication device basType: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yusuke Takenouchi, Aki Mizukami, Masashige Kimura, Satoshi Taira, Keisuke Takahashi
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Publication number: 20230421915Abstract: A medical processing device includes: an internal module configured to process a captured image obtained by imaging a subject and generates a display image; and a processor configured to control an operation of the internal module. The internal module is configured to perform, after an abnormality occurs in the processor, processing corresponding to a display mode designated by the processor before the abnormality occurs in the processor on the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yusuke TAKENOUCHI, Aki MIZUKAMI, Keisuke TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11850103Abstract: A surgical electronic microscope device (10) includes a microscope unit (110) and a support unit (120) that supports the microscope unit (110). The microscope unit (110) images an operative site of a patient (330) on an operating table (340), and outputs an image signal. The support unit (120) includes a prop unit (290c). The prop unit (290c) supports a second arm (290b) rotatably around an axis (05). The second arm (290b) supports a first arm (290a) rotatably around an axis (04). The first arm (290a) supports the microscope unit (110). Pivoting the second arm (290b) on the axis (05) while keeping the first arm (290a) substantially level makes it possible to change a height of the microscope unit (110). A length (V) of the second arm (290b) is greater than a length (H) of the first arm (290a). Accordingly, a movable range of the microscope unit (110) in a vertical direction is wide.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Kenji Hirose
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Patent number: 11839353Abstract: There is provided a medical endoscope device including: an encoding processing unit configured to compression-encode RAW image data of a medical captured image of an observation target captured by an imaging device that is inserted into a body of a patient and captures an image of an inside of the body; and a transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit the compression-encoded RAW image data.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Daisuke Fujii
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Publication number: 20230371785Abstract: There is provided a medical endoscope device including: an encoding processing unit configured to compression-encode RAW image data of a medical captured image of an observation target captured by an imaging device that is inserted into a body of a patient and captures an image of an inside of the body; and a transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit the compression-encoded RAW image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.Inventor: Daisuke FUJII