Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the invention of the present application includes a support, a semiconductor chip provided on the support and a die bond material for bonding a back surface of the semiconductor chip to the support, wherein a plurality of cutouts is formed at edges formed between the back surface and side surfaces of the semiconductor chip connected to the back surface, and the die bond material is provided integrally over the plurality of cutouts.

Abstract: An opening detection sheet to be attached to a packaging material includes a metal layer, an IC, an insulating layer, and a first adhesive layer. The metal layer is releasable from the packaging material and includes a slit. The IC is mounted on the metal layer so as to cover at least a portion of the slit and for communicating with an external device. The insulating layer is disposed on an opposite side from the IC with respect to the metal layer. The first adhesive layer is bonded to the insulating layer on an opposite side from the metal layer so as to be bonded to the packaging material.

Abstract: A medical instrument includes: an image pickup unit incorporated in a medical instrument body for picking up an image of the subject to be examined from an observation window; an airflow generating unit provided rotatably with respect to the medical instrument body so as to cover the image pickup unit by a covering unit having an opening formed therein, the airflow generating unit being configured to generate an airflow for preventing adherents from sticking to the observation window, by rotation of the covering unit; a fixing unit for indwelling and fixing the medical instrument body inside the subject to be examined; and a drive unit incorporated in the medical instrument body, for driving the airflow generation unit.

Abstract: A medical apparatus according to the present invention is a medical apparatus used in a state in which the medical apparatus is led into a body and fixed. The medical apparatus includes: a fixing section that fixes the medical apparatus on a body wall in the body; an image pickup section that picks up an image of a subject in the body and is provided pivotably around a first axis; and a holding section that includes the fixing section and holds the image pickup section pivotably around a second axis different from the first axis. Therefore, the medical apparatus can change a photographing range and a visual field direction as desired to photograph the subject by performing magnified observation and photographing the subject from different directions without using a zoom function in the state in which the medical apparatus is fixed in a limited space in the body.

Abstract: A medical apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image pickup section including an observation window, the image pickup section being led into a body; a holding section that holds the image pickup section inside the body; a covering section that is connected to the holding section and covers the observation window to set the image pickup section in a non-photographable state; and a field-of-view control section that variably controls the covering of the observation window by the covering section and sets the image pickup section in a photographable state to allow the image pickup section to photograph a subject inside the body.

Abstract: A medical apparatus which is introduced into a body includes an image pickup unit that picks up an image of the interior of the body, a communication cable that sends/receives a signal to/from an external device, an electric terminal section disposed at an end section of the communication cable, a drip-proof cap attached so as to cover the electric terminal section, a locking section provided at the drip-proof cap that locks a puncture needle for pulling the communication cable introduced into the body out of the body, and a dissection section provided at the drip-proof cap that dissects a body wall tissue when the cable wire is pulled out.

Abstract: A nut is inserted into a hollow portion inside a structural object (for example, a C-shaped steel) in a state wherein the nut is held in a tilted state which is passable through an opening portion of the structural object (for example, the C-shaped steel). By inserting a male screw portion (for example, a bolt) from an open portion side of a base portion through the opening portion of the structural object (for example, the C-shaped steel), the nut sways in parallel to the opening portion, and a female screw portion faces the opening portion. By a screw-in operation of the male screw portion (for example, the bolt), the male screw portion (for example, the bolt) and the female screw portion screw together, thereby fixing a mating member (for example, a solar cell module).

Abstract: A medical device includes: a medical instrument introduced into a body cavity and having a contact portion that is fixed in contact with a wall within a body, and a wire; an extracorporeal device installed on a body surface and having a hole portion through which the wire can be inserted and removed, fixing mechanisms for fixing the wire inserted through the hole portion, and a housing that is fixed in contact with the body surface; and a pressure adjusting portion provided in one of the medical instrument and the extracorporeal device for maintaining a predetermined tensile force or more that is applied to the wire when the wire is fixed by the fixing mechanism with a body wall being sandwiched between the contact portion and the housing.

Abstract: A medical apparatus of the present invention includes an image pickup apparatus provided for a medical instrument to pick up an image of a region to be examined in a body, a fixing section that keeps the image pickup apparatus indwelling in and fixed to a body wall in the body, a transmission section that extends from the image pickup apparatus and transmits a power or an electric signal to/from a device outside the body, and a shake absorption section that absorbs and suppresses shaking of the transmission section by means of a movable member connected to the transmission section and freely movable with respect to the image pickup apparatus and a holding member connected to the transmission section for holding the movable member in a freely movable manner, wherein when a treatment is applied to a subject in the body while observing the subject, the apparatus can suppress shaking of the image pickup apparatus left indwelling in the body, acquire an excellent observed image and prevent damage to a cable extend

Abstract: An endoscope system includes a camera for picking up an image inside a body cavity, a camera side magnet connected to the camera and a fixing magnet, for fixing the camera inside the body cavity by holding an abdominal wall from different surfaces of the abdominal wall, and a second CCU for controlling the camera.

Abstract: A scattering medium internal observation apparatus according to the present invention includes: a light source; an illuminating apparatus that guides light from the light source to an observation object that is a scattering body; and an observation optical system for observing the observation object illuminated by the illuminating apparatus, wherein the illuminating apparatus has a light-guiding member that guides light from the light source to a surface of the observation object, and a light-shielding member that covers the surface of the observation object and which shields light reflected or scattered in the vicinity of the light-guiding member of the observation object is disposed in the vicinity of an end portion of the light-guiding member on an observation object-side.

Abstract: A medical instrument used by being introduced into a body and fixed thereto, includes a camera body provided with a fixing section to be fixed to a body wall in the body, an image pickup section incorporated in the camera body that picks up an image of an object to be examined in the body from an observation window formed in the camera body, a contamination removing section provided by being fixed to the camera body, a transparent cover member, an outer surface of which is in contact with the contamination removing section, movably disposed on the observation window and a drive section incorporated in the camera body that drives the cover member to make a sliding contact with the contamination removing section, and can thereby easily and reliably remove deposits stuck to the observation window and obtain a clear observation image even when deposits are being removed.

Abstract: An endoscope system having a first image pickup device including at least one image pickup unit that is capable of picking up an image of an object, a second image pickup device including at least one image pickup unit, the second image pickup device being different from the first image pickup device, a retaining member being provided for retaining the second image pickup device in a body cavity, and including a camera cable that is connected to the second image pickup device and transmits an image pickup signal obtained by the second image pickup device, and a wire connected to the second image pickup device, a signal processing device that is provided outside the body cavity and processes image pickup signals obtained by the first image pickup device and the second image pickup device, and a display device that displays an image signal outputted from the signal processing device.

Abstract: A medical instrument includes an image pickup section incorporated in a medical instrument body and movably provided in the medical instrument body that picks up an image of the object to be examined from an observation window, a covering section movably provided at the medical instrument body so as to cover the observation window and in which an opening portion is formed, a drive section that drives the covering section or the image pickup section, and a control section that controls the drive section so as to drive the covering section or the image pickup section by synchronizing a timing for the image pickup section to pick up the object image with a timing at which the opening portion and the observation window match, and can thereby prevent sticking of deposits to the observation window and obtain a clear observation image.

Abstract: A medical apparatus of the present invention includes an image pickup apparatus provided for a medical instrument to pick up an image of a region to be examined in a body, a fixing section that keeps the image pickup apparatus indwelling in and fixed to a body wall in the body, a transmission section that extends from the image pickup apparatus and transmits a power or an electric signal to/from a device outside the body, and a shake absorption section that absorbs and suppresses shaking of the transmission section by means of a movable member connected to the transmission section and freely movable with respect to the image pickup apparatus and a holding member connected to the transmission section for holding the movable member in a freely movable manner, wherein when a treatment is applied to a subject in the body while observing the subject, the apparatus can suppress shaking of the image pickup apparatus left indwelling in the body, acquire an excellent observed image and prevent damage to a cable extend

Abstract: A medical apparatus which is introduced into a body includes an image pickup unit that picks up an image of the interior of the body, a communication cable that sends/receives a signal to/from an external device, an electric terminal section disposed at an end section of the communication cable, a drip-proof cap attached so as to cover the electric terminal section, a locking section provided at the drip-proof cap that locks a puncture needle for pulling the communication cable introduced into the body out of the body, and a dissection section provided at the drip-proof cap that dissects a body wall tissue when the cable wire is pulled out.

Abstract: A medical instrument for observing the interior of a subject to be examined has an image pickup unit for picking up an image of the subject to be examined from a transparent cover member incorporated in the medical instrument, disposes a multi-bladed fan outside an image-pickup field of view of the image pickup unit, generates an airflow to an airflow outlet that causes the airflow to flow from the inlet port to the vicinity of an observation window, prevents adherents such as dirt from sticking to the cover member, prevents the adherents from sticking to the observation window of the observation apparatus without obstructing the field of view, and can thereby obtain a clear observed image.

Abstract: A medical instrument includes an image pickup section incorporated in a medical instrument body and movably provided in the medical instrument body that picks up an image of the object to be examined from an observation window, a covering section movably provided at the medical instrument body so as to cover the observation window and in which an opening portion is formed, a drive section that drives the covering section or the image pickup section, and a control section that controls the drive section so as to drive the covering section or the image pickup section by synchronizing a timing for the image pickup section to pick up the object image with a timing at which the opening portion and the observation window match, and can thereby prevent sticking of deposits to the observation window and obtain a clear observation image.

Abstract: By including a camera body introduced into a body, an image pickup section incorporated in the camera body for picking up an image of an object, a transparent cover member movably disposed at the camera body that always covers an image taking side of the image pickup section irrespective of a moving position, a moving section that causes the cover member to move and a cleaning section disposed outside an image pickup range of the image pickup section that performs cleaning by jetting a fluid over the opposed surface part of the cover member moved to outside the image pickup range of the image pickup section, it is possible to always obtain a clear observation image without interfering with observation even when removing fogging, deposits such as dirt.

Abstract: A medical instrument used by being introduced into a body and fixed thereto, includes a camera body provided with a fixing section to be fixed to a body wall in the body, an image pickup section incorporated in the camera body that picks up an image of an object to be examined in the body from an observation window formed in the camera body, a contamination removing section provided by being fixed to the camera body, a transparent cover member, an outer surface of which is in contact with the contamination removing section, movably disposed on the observation window and a drive section incorporated in the camera body that drives the cover member to make a sliding contact with the contamination removing section, and can thereby easily and reliably remove deposits stuck to the observation window and obtain a clear observation image even when deposits are being removed.