Patents Examined by Pamela F Wu
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Patent number: 11627868Abstract: A method for performing auto-focus in a camera is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a tracking system for tracking a position of a medical instrument, a signal; determining, based on the received signal, that the medical instrument is removed from a field of view of the camera; in response to determining that a continuous auto-focus mode for the camera is enabled: retrieving, from a database, a first focus distance value representing a focus distance that was most recently set with intent for the camera; and automatically updating a focus distance of the camera to the first focus distance value.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventors: Luke William Gane, David Bruce Gallop
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Patent number: 11622672Abstract: Systems and methods for endoscopic operations are described. For example, the disclosure provides mechanisms for sensing and controlling a field of view of an endoscope by determining a pose of the field of view using a first location and a second location, and controlling the pose of the field of view by moving at least one of: the first portion and the second portion. The first location is of a first portion of the endoscope and the second location is of a second portion of the endoscope. The endoscope comprises a flexible portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first and second locations are defined by a configuration, relative to the endoscope, of an endoscope support and a cannula. The endoscope support configured to support the endoscope. A shaft of the endoscope is configured to extend through the cannula.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Itkowitz, Simon Peter DiMaio
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Patent number: 11612304Abstract: The invention relates to an endoscope including an endoscope head, a wide-angle lens on the distal end of the endoscope head, and a working channel extending in the endoscope head. Proximally from the wide-angle lens, the working channel is bent laterally toward the outer circumference of the endoscope head, wherein a distal working channel opening is formed on a lateral side of the endoscope head.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Viebach, Tilman Schroeter
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Patent number: 11607113Abstract: An external mechanism for endoscope includes a bending wheel, a motor, a housing case, a case detachably fixing member, and a mounting restricting member obstructing mounting of a housing case on a sub operation section by interfering with a second bending upward and downward fixing lever in a state where the second bending upward and downward fixing lever is at a position other than a release position.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuhiro Okamoto
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Patent number: 11602374Abstract: A Veress needle is modified to receive a forward-looking miniature videoscope through the lumen of an insufflation tube of the Veress needle. The modified instrument enables direct viewing of progress of the instrument through tissue to the peritoneal cavity of a patient, for proper location of the needle and insufflation of the cavity via the needle. The videoscope has an elongated shaft of smaller diameter than the lumen of the insufflation tube for passage of insufflation gas with the scope in place. In another embodiment a needle is fitted with a miniature videoscope to provide the same function, with the needle's lumen serving as an insufflation tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Enable, Inc.Inventor: Stephanos Papademetriou
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Patent number: 11583222Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods of lymphatic specimen tracking, visualization, and lymph node drainage pathway determination. An exemplary method includes receiving computed tomographic (CT) image data corresponding to a CT scan, generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of at least a portion of a patient's body based on the CT image data, identifying one or more lymph nodes in the 3D model, performing a registration of the 3D model with one or more physical locations in the patient's body, determining an expected lymph node drainage pathway away from a region of interest through one or more lymph nodes, and displaying the 3D model and the expected lymph node drainage pathway.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Joe D. Sartor, Francesca Rossetto
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Patent number: 11573414Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope in which an actuator moves a movable lens and a position sensor outputs a position detection signal, and a processor including a driver circuit configured to drive the actuator and a driving control circuit configured to subject a deviation of the position detection signal to first correction based on individual processor correction data stored in a processor memory and controls the driver circuit based on a target position and the position detection signal subjected to the first correction.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Rintaro Nishihara, Sho Nakamura
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Patent number: 11559191Abstract: The present invention discloses an insertion unit, a bending section and an intubation system for use in a body lumen of a patient. The insertion unit comprises an inner elongated shaft structure being capable of torque transmission around its length axis and having spring-like and flexibility properties and an outer elongated shaft structure at least partially surrounding the inner elongated shaft structure and having spring-like properties and a continuous and flat outer surface. The inner elongated shaft structure has a distal end, and is capable of being connected to an optical head. The insertion unit is configured to transmit pushing and rotation forces along a length of the insertion unit. The integral insertion unit is configured and operable to bend the distal tip in all directions and to fully rotate the distal tip.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: G.I. VIEW LTD.Inventors: Avraham Sinay, Yuval Raz, Zohar Deli, Ziv Rozenker, Albert Sviridovski
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Patent number: 11547479Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an irrigation flow rate during a lithotripsy procedure are provided. The system includes a laser configured for lithotripsy procedure, a lithotripsy irrigation system, and a temperature sensor configured to provide input to enable control of a flow of the lithotripsy irrigation system in response to a change in temperature from the operation of the laser.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Gyrus ACMI Inc.Inventors: Kurt G. Shelton, Tailin Fan
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Patent number: 11547285Abstract: The present invention provides a device for supporting and positioning an endoscope maneuvering system, the device connectable to a fixed support, the device comprising: a. a support mechanism releasably connectable to said endoscope maneuvering system; b. at least one movable arm comprising at least one first jointed connection to said support mechanism, said at least one movable arm adapted to position and orient said endoscope maneuvering system; and c. a base connector comprising at least one second jointed connection to said at least one movable arm, said base connector fixedly connectable to said fixed support; wherein said device is adapted to maintain said endoscope maneuvering system in a state of quasi-static dynamic equilibrium.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: GREAT BELIEF INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Gal Atarot, Shlomi Karvat
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Patent number: 11523728Abstract: TNE provides the opportunity to make the care of children with EoE and other gastrointestinal or aerodigestive conditions safer, more efficient, and less costly while simultaneously advancing our understanding of the pathophysiology and natural course of this condition. A pediatric endoscope was developed to facilitate TNE in children with EoE. The pediatric endoscope (combined gastroscope, bronchoscope, laryngoscope) includes a 3-4 mm flexible, fiber optic endoscope that allows HD TV viewing with the head of a pediatric bronchoscope that allows four way tip deflection, a scope stiffening apparatus to minimize the endoscopes flexibility when needed, a foot and hand activation to allow air/water insufflation and image/video capture, a light source, 2 mm biopsy channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body CorporateInventors: Joel Friedlander, Jeremy Prager, Emily Deboer, Robin Deterding
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Patent number: 11517384Abstract: A surgical system includes a surgical assist robot including a robot main body and a slave controller, and a console. The robot main body has an entry guide, an entry guide support device, and at least one manipulator having an end effector provided at a distal end. The entry guide includes an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder into which the inner cylinder is inserted in an insertion axial direction, and a guide advancing device that displaces the inner cylinder in the insertion axial direction with respect to the outer cylinder. While a position and a posture of the end effector that has advanced from the entry guide are maintained, the inner cylinder is caused to advance toward the end effector within a predetermined movable range along the insertion axial direction with respect to the outer cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Tojo, Kenji Noguchi, Tetsushi Ito, Tetsuya Nakanishi
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Patent number: 11497389Abstract: Medical imaging camera head attachment devices and methods are provided using light captured by an endoscope system or other medical scope or borescope. Various camera head attachments are provided with a camera head design and system allowing recognition of the attachments, and enabling processing algorithms associated with each. The camera head optics are designed to work with a variety of attachments. Several attachments optical designs are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.Inventors: George E. Duckett, III, Marios Kyperountas
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Patent number: 11490793Abstract: A medical system includes a medical instrument, at least one actuator, and a controller. The medical instrument defines a central axis and includes a steerable tip. The controller is configured to command the at least one actuator to cause active steering control of the medical instrument according to an insertion control mode after movement of the medical instrument is detected and exceeds a first threshold value in an insertion direction and to deactivate the at least one actuator to cause the steerable tip of the medical instrument to move freely, without the active steering control, in reaction to forces exerted against the medical instrument by a wall of the anatomic passageway after axial movement of the medical instrument is detected by the medical system and exceeds a second threshold value in a retraction direction. At least one of the first or second threshold values comprises a velocity threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Vincent Duindam, Giuseppe Maria Prisco
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Patent number: 11478123Abstract: A control apparatus controls an operation of a self-propelled mechanism of an endoscope. The control apparatus includes a drive circuit that outputs a motor current, a motor current detection circuit that acquires a value relating to magnitude of the motor current as a detection value, a storage circuit that stores a limit value relating to the detection value, and a control circuit that performs an operation as a first controller that controls the drive circuit so as to stop the motor when it is determined that the detection value exceeds a value relating to the limit value, and performs an operation as a second controller that controls the drive circuit so as to stop the motor when it is determined that the detection value exceeds the value relating to the limit value.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Suzuki, Fumiyuki Onoda, Takashi Yamashita, Yasuaki Natori, Yoshitaka Umemoto, Toshihiro Kumagai, Takuro Onda
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Patent number: 11432710Abstract: An external mechanism for endoscope includes a wheel engaged with a second bending operation up and down knob of a second bending operation apparatus provided in an operation portion of an endoscope, a motor configured to generate driving force for rotating the wheel, an operation switch for outputting a driving control signal to the motor, a container case containing the wheel and the motor, a case attachment and detachment fixation member with which the container case can be attached to and detached from the operation portion, a switch case attached to the container case and configured to be able to turn between a first position covering a part of the operation portion and a second position away from the first position, and a dummy switch provided in the switch case and configured to operate a remote switch arranged in the operation portion in the first position via the switch case.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuhiro Okamoto
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Patent number: 11432717Abstract: Disclosed herein are endoscope assemblies, and more particularly endoscopes with a working channel for use in hysteroscopy, and methods of use thereof. Devices and systems related to an integrated hysteroscopic treatment system including an endoscopic viewing system, a fluid management system, a resecting device and a controller for operating all the systems. Also disclosed are integrated hysteroscopic treatment systems that include an endoscopic viewing system, a fluid management system, a resecting device and a controller for operating all the systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Meditrina, Inc.Inventors: Csaba Truckai, Britta Nelson, Nicholas Landgraf, Daniel Truckai, Roy Morgan, Khoi Le
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Patent number: 11432708Abstract: An external mechanism for endoscope includes a wheel configured to be engaged with a second bending operation up and down knob of a second bending operation apparatus provided in an operation portion of an endoscope, a motor configured to generate driving force for rotating the wheel, an operation switch configured to output a driving control signal for the motor, a container case that contains the wheel and the motor, a case attachment and detachment fixation member with which the container case can be attached to and detached from the operation portion, and a switch case attached to the container case and configured to be able to turn between a first position that covers a part of the operation portion and a second position away from the first position.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuhiro Okamoto
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Patent number: 11419480Abstract: Provided are a navigation device and a navigation method capable of reducing the size and the cost of an endoscope, and an endoscope system including the navigation device.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Koji Shimomura
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Patent number: 11382491Abstract: An endoscope includes a fixed barrel non-turnably provided at a distal end portion of an insertion portion, an image pickup unit held to the fixed barrel, a movable barrel including a channel holding hole for holding a distal end of a treatment instrument channel inserted through the insertion portion, the movable barrel being supported by the fixed barrel so as to be turnable around an optical axis of the image pickup unit and being located closer to a distal end side than the fixed barrel, and a power transmission mechanism that transmits, to the movable barrel, power for causing the movable barrel to turn.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsuta Hanawa