Patents Assigned to Tomey Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240053137
    Abstract: A signal processing device includes a controller which acquires an output signal output from a single light receiver that receives a plurality of interference beams in which a light beam that is output from a single light source and traces a sample arm toward a measurement target and a light beam that is output from the light source and traces a reference arm that is different from the sample arm interfere with each other, the plurality of interference beams each having a different wavelength dispersion characteristic difference between the sample arm and the reference arm traced by the light beams interfering with each other; and extracts an extraction signal that is a signal for each of the interference beams on the basis of the output signal acquired and a correction signal obtained by applying wavelength dispersion correction processing to the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Tomey Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi KAMO
  • Patent number: 11857255
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus that includes an image capturing unit configured to capture a target part of a subject eye; a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the ophthalmic apparatus to execute: acquiring a first image of the target part captured at a first timing by the image capturing unit and a second image of the target part captured at a second timing different from the first timing; and combining the first image with the second image to generate one combined image of the target part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Tomey Corporation
    Inventors: Risa Higashita, Keiichiro Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20230240526
    Abstract: A tomographic image processing device includes a tomographic image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of tomographic images including an anterior chamber angle, the tomographic images being obtained by radial scan with a substantially conical vertex as a center; an analysis unit that obtains an analysis value related to the anterior chamber angle from each of the plurality of tomographic images; and a display processing unit that causes a display unit to display information regarding each analysis value obtained from each of the plurality of tomographic images in association with a rotation angle in the radial scan at which the anterior chamber angle corresponding to the analysis value is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Tomey Corporation
    Inventors: Fushi LI, Keiichiro OKAMOTO, Risa HIGASHITA
  • Patent number: 11659992
    Abstract: A ophthalmic apparatus may include: a first light source configured to output first light to be irradiated to an anterior segment of a subject eye; and a second light source configured to output second light to be irradiated to a retina of the subject eye. The apparatus may be configured capable of executing a first examination using the first light reflected from the anterior segment and a second examination using the second light reflected from the retina. A wavelength of the second light outputted from the second light source may be smaller than a wavelength of the first light outputted from the first light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Tomey Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichiro Okamoto, Takashi Kamo, Tomoki Hori
  • Publication number: 20230152080
    Abstract: An SD-OCT device includes a light source that outputs light including wavelength components; a branching unit that branches, from the light output from the light source, at least reference light following a reference optical path and measurement light applied to a measurement target; a transmission unit that transmits interference light between the reference light and the measurement light returning from the measurement target; a light receiving unit having linearly arranged light receiving elements; and an optical system that disperses the interference light output from the transmission unit and condenses the interference light on the light receiving unit for each wavelength component. A diameter of the wavelength component having a predetermined wavelength, which is condensed on the light receiving unit by the optical system, is equal to or less than an average wavelength of a wavy signal detected via the light receiving unit upon reception of the interference light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Tomey Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi KAMO
  • Patent number: 11642019
    Abstract: An ophthalmic device includes a two-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a two-dimensional image by photographing the front of an eye to be examined with a color camera; a three-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a three-dimensional image of the eye to be examined by optical coherence tomography; and a correspondence definition data generation unit that generates correspondence definition data in which the position of a predetermined site of the eye to be examined in the three-dimensional image when the predetermined site is photographed as the three-dimensional image is associated with the position of the predetermined site in the two-dimensional image when the predetermined site is photographed as the two-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Tomey Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko Hara, Chihiro Kato, Keiichiro Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11617507
    Abstract: An ophthalmic device includes a two-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a two-dimensional image by photographing the front of an eye to be examined with a color camera; a three-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a three-dimensional image of the eye to be examined by optical coherence tomography; and a correspondence definition data generation unit that generates correspondence definition data in which the position of a predetermined site of the eye to be examined in the three-dimensional image when the predetermined site is photographed as the three-dimensional image is associated with the position of the predetermined site in the two-dimensional image when the predetermined site is photographed as the two-dimensional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Tomey Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko Hara, Chihiro Kato, Keiichiro Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11478146
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomographic device may include: a light source; a measurement light generator that generates measurement light and generates reflected light from a target region in a scattering sample by irradiating the target region with the measurement light; a reference light generator that generates reference light; an interference light generator that generates interference light by combining the reflected light and the reference light; an interference light detector that detects the interference light and generates interference signals by converting the interference light; and a processor. The processor may cause the OCT device to execute: acquiring tomographic images for a same cross section in the target region in time series from the interference signals; calculating an entropy of the generated interference signals based on the tomographic images; and specifying a dynamic part in the tomographic images based on the calculated entropy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamanari
  • Publication number: 20220236047
    Abstract: An OCT device includes a light source that outputs light including a plurality of wavelengths; a division unit that divides light output from the light source into reference light and measurement light; a measurement arm that forms a light path of the measurement light with which a measurement target is irradiated and reflected light from the measurement target, which is generated by the measurement light; a reference arm that forms a light path of the reference light; and a measurement unit that measures the measurement target based on interference light between the reflected light and the reference light. At least one of the measurement arm and the reference arm includes a dispersion unit that disperses light into lights of each wavelength and a dispersed light path portion that forms light paths of dispersed lights, the light paths having a light path length different for each wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Tomey Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi KAMO
  • Patent number: 11369265
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus may include: a wavelength sweeping light source; a reference optical system; a calibration optical system; a light receiving element configured to receive calibration interference light which is a combination of calibration light and reference light; and a signal processor configured to sample a calibration interference signal outputted from the light receiving element when it receives the calibration interference light. The signal processor may sample the calibration interference light in at least first and second frequency bands, which are different and used for measuring a specific region of a subject eye. The ophthalmic apparatus calculates a difference between first and second waveforms, the first waveform being a waveform of the calibration interference signal that is sampled in the first frequency band and Fourier transformed, the second waveform being a waveform of the calibration interference signal that is sampled in the second frequency band and Fourier transformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nozawa, Masahiro Yamanari, Takashi Kamo
  • Patent number: 11363947
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomographic device configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subjected eye is disclosed herein. The optical coherence tomographic device may include a light source of wavelength sweeping type; and a measurement optical system configured to irradiate the subjected eye with light outputted from the light source, where D/S×?>1.61 may be satisfied, with a diameter of the light outputted from the light source at an incident position to the subjected eye is D, a wavelength swept frequency of the light source is S, and a center wavelength of the light outputted from the light source is ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nozawa, Chihiro Kato, Takashi Kamo
  • Patent number: 11311191
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus may include a first light source configured to output a first light, a second light source configured to output a second light, a first interferometer configured to execute an examination of a first range using first interference light, and a second interferometer configured to execute an examination of a second range using second interference light, the second range being different from the first range. A central wavelength of the first light may be different from a central wavelength of the second light. A first optical path and a second optical path may at least partially overlap with each other, the first optical path being an optical path of the first light, and the second optical path being an optical path of the second light. The examination of the first range and the examination of the second range may be able to be executed simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamanari, Keiichiro Okamoto, Hsinyuan Chuang
  • Patent number: 11243066
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomographic device may include a light source, a measurement light generator, a reference light generator, an interference light generator, an interference light detector, and a processor. The interference light detector may include a first and second detector that convert interference light to interference signals, a first signal processing unit that samples the interference signal from the first detector, and a second signal processing unit that samples the interference signal from the second detector. Each of the first and second signal processing units may sample the interference signal at a timing from outside. Light generated by the measurement light generator may at least include first and second correction light. The processor may correct a time lag between sampling timings of the first and second signal processing units by using a first and second correction signal converted from the first and second correction light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamanari
  • Patent number: 11229359
    Abstract: An ophthalmological device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a support structure, an illumination light source, an observation optical system, and a controller. The support structure is configured to support a subject's face. The illumination light source is configured to illuminate a subject's eye. The observation optical system includes an imaging element configured to receive light reflecting off the subject's eye. The controller is configured to acquire, from the imaging element, a first image captured when the illumination light source is on and a second image captured when the illumination light source is off and determine whether the subject's face is placed on the support structure based on a difference between the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guangchun Bian, Yoshito Goto
  • Patent number: 11202562
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes: a light source; a measurement optical system that irradiates an eye with light from the source and guides reflected light from the eye; a reference optical system that guides the light from the source to use the light from the source as reference light; an abnormality detection optical system that has an optical path length of a predetermined length and to guide the light from the source to use the light from the source as abnormality detection light; a light receiving element that receives measurement interference light being combination of the reflected light from the eye and the reference light and abnormality detection interference light being combination of the abnormality detection light and the reference light, and the ophthalmic apparatus determines whether the measurement interference light is abnormal based on waveform of an abnormality detection interference signal outputted from the light receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Tomey Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Nozawa, Chihiro Kato, Takashi Kamo
  • Patent number: 11141056
    Abstract: An ophthalmic device that includes an image capturing unit configured to capture a tomographic image of a crystalline lens of a subject eye; a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to execute: detecting a boundary between tissues in a tomographic image of the crystalline lens of the subject eye captured by the image capturing unit; determining whether the tissues defined by the boundary include an abnormality; and analyzing an analysis item associated with the abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichiro Okamoto, Risa Higashita, Chuang Hsin Yuan
  • Patent number: 11064880
    Abstract: A measuring device according to one aspect of the present disclosure projects a measuring light toward a fundus of a subject's eye; receives a reflected light reflected from the fundus; and then measures an eye refractive power of the subject's eye based on a light-receiving signal. Additionally, reliability of a measured value is determined. Specifically, a process, in which the eye refractive power is measured based on the light-receiving signal, is consecutively executed an undetermined number of times until an end condition is satisfied. The measured value of the eye refractive power obtained in every execution of the process is displayed on a display together with information indicating the reliability of the measured value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Tomey Corporation
    Inventors: Guangchun Bian, Daisuke Santo
  • Patent number: 11024416
    Abstract: A tomographic image processing device that includes an input unit configured to input a tomographic image of a subject eye; a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to execute: acquiring a tomographic image of a normal eye; acquiring a tomographic image of an eye having an abnormal portion; extracting a feature amount of the abnormal portion by using machine learning from the tomographic image of the normal eye and the tomographic image of the eye having the abnormal portion; acquiring a tomographic image of the subject eye inputted to the input unit; and determining whether the tomographic image of the subject eye includes an abnormal portion based on the feature amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Sugiyama, Yuichiro Nakata, Nobuyori Aoki
  • Publication number: 20210059519
    Abstract: An ophthalmic device includes a two-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a two-dimensional image by photographing the front of an eye to be examined with a color camera; a three-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a three-dimensional image of the eye to be examined by optical coherence tomography; and a correspondence definition data generation unit that generates correspondence definition data in which the position of a predetermined site of the eye to be examined in the three-dimensional image when the predetermined site is photographed as the three-dimensional image is associated with the position of the predetermined site in the two-dimensional image when the predetermined site is photographed as the two-dimensional image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Tomey Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko HARA, Chihiro KATO, Keiichiro OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10925483
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomographic device configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subjected eye is disclosed herein. The optical coherence tomographic device may include a light source of wavelength sweeping type; and a measurement optical system configured to irradiate the subjected eye with light outputted from the light source, where D/S×?>1.61 may be satisfied, with a diameter of the light outputted from the light source at an incident position to the subjected eye is D, a wavelength swept frequency of the light source is S, and a center wavelength of the light outputted from the light source is ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Nozawa, Chihiro Kato, Takashi Kamo