Patents by Inventor Gakuji Higuchi

Gakuji Higuchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11147647
    Abstract: To reduce more load related to the correction of deformation of an observation image that is caused by an error between a plurality of imaging sections. A medical stereoscopic observation device includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire, from an imaging unit including a first imaging section configured to capture a left-eye image and a second imaging section configured to capture a right-eye image, correction data for correcting an error related to capturing of an image between the first imaging section and the second imaging section, the imaging unit being rotatably held by a support section; and a correction section configured to correct a difference of parallax between the left-eye image and the right-eye image on a basis of the correction data, using a position corresponding to a rotation axis of the imaging unit as a reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MRDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Masataka Kado, Tomonori Ishikawa, Gakuji Higuchi, Hiroshi Ushiroda, Takahiro Yamamoto, Masashige Kimura
  • Patent number: 10983319
    Abstract: To enable observation of the operating site to be continued more easily in the case in which the picture of the operating site is no longer displayed normally. Provided is a surgical microscope device including: a microscope unit that images an observation target, and outputs a picture signal; a support unit that supports the microscope unit, and is configured as a balance arm; and an auxiliary observation device that is attachable to the microscope unit or the support unit, and is configured to enable observation of an observation range provided by the microscope unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Gakuji Higuchi, Junichi Nozawa
  • Patent number: 10918456
    Abstract: There is provided a protective cover including: an installation section configured to be installed on an arm that supports an imaging device, the arm including a plurality of links joined to each other by one or a plurality of joint sections; and a protective section configured to cover the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Gakuji Higuchi, Yasuhiro Okabe, Hidenori Taguchi
  • Patent number: 10888390
    Abstract: Provided is a sterile drape configured to cover a medical observation apparatus to keep the medical observation apparatus sterile, the medical observation apparatus including a microscope part configured to magnify and image a microfine site of an observation object, an input part configured to receive an input of an operation instruction to the microscope part, and a grip part having a bar shape and having a surface provided with at least a portion of the input part, the sterile drape including: an attaching part configured to be fixed and attached to the grip part in a state where the sterile drape covers the medical observation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Gakuji Higuchi, Junichi Nozawa, Tomonori Ishikawa, Masataka Kado
  • Patent number: 10634893
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a medical observation apparatus and a medical observation system that can ensure the user's visual field and have good manipulability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Gakuji Higuchi, Tomonori Ishikawa, Masataka Kado
  • Patent number: 10451861
    Abstract: There is provided a medical observation device including: a microscope unit that includes an image sensor and images an operative site; and a holding unit that holds the microscope unit on a front end side. The holding unit includes a first rotation axis unit that supports the microscope unit to allow rotation about a first rotation axis substantially aligned with an optical axis of the microscope unit. From the microscope unit, a cable group including at least a signal cable that transmits a signal related to the image sensor and a light guide that guides illuminating light for imaging is run towards an outside through an interior of a housing of the first rotation axis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Hirose, Gakuji Higuchi, Yasuhiro Okabe
  • Publication number: 20190192251
    Abstract: To reduce more load related to the correction of deformation of an observation image that is caused by an error between a plurality of imaging sections. A medical stereoscopic observation device includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire, from an imaging unit including a first imaging section configured to capture a left-eye image and a second imaging section configured to capture a right-eye image, correction data for correcting an error related to capturing of an image between the first imaging section and the second imaging section, the imaging unit being rotatably held by a support section; and a correction section configured to correct a difference of parallax between the left-eye image and the right-eye image on a basis of the correction data, using a position corresponding to a rotation axis of the imaging unit as a reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masataka KADO, Tomonori ISHIKAWA, Gakuji HIGUCHI, Hiroshi USHIRODA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Masashige KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20190069969
    Abstract: Provided is a sterile drape configured to cover a medical observation apparatus to keep the medical observation apparatus sterile, the medical observation apparatus including a microscope part configured to magnify and image a microfine site of an observation object, an input part configured to receive an input of an operation instruction to the microscope part, and a grip part having a bar shape and having a surface provided with at least a portion of the input part, the sterile drape including: an attaching part configured to be fixed and attached to the grip part in a state where the sterile drape covers the medical observation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Gakuji Higuchi, Junichi Nozawa, Tomonori Ishikawa, Masataka Kado
  • Patent number: 10085803
    Abstract: Provided is a sterile drape configured to cover a medical observation apparatus to keep the medical observation apparatus sterile, the medical observation apparatus including a microscope part configured to magnify and image a microfine site of an observation object, an input part configured to receive an input of an operation instruction to the microscope part, and a grip part having a bar shape and having a surface provided with at least a portion of the input part, the sterile drape including: an attaching part configured to be fixed and attached to the grip part in a state where the sterile drape covers the medical observation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Gakuji Higuchi, Junichi Nozawa, Tomonori Ishikawa, Masataka Kado
  • Publication number: 20180221106
    Abstract: There is provided a protective cover including: an installation section configured to be installed on an arm that supports an imaging device, the arm including a plurality of links joined to each other by one or a plurality of joint sections; and a protective section configured to cover the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Gakuji HIGUCHI, Yasuhiro OKABE, Hidenori TAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180106991
    Abstract: To enable observation of the operating site to be continued more easily in the case in which the picture of the operating site is no longer displayed normally. Provided is a surgical microscope device including: a microscope unit that images an observation target, and outputs a picture signal; a support unit that supports the microscope unit, and is configured as a balance arm; and an auxiliary observation device that is attachable to the microscope unit or the support unit, and is configured to enable observation of an observation range provided by the microscope unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC
    Inventors: Gakuji HIGUCHI, Junichi NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180081160
    Abstract: There is provided a medical observation device including: a microscope unit that includes an image sensor and images an operative site; and a holding unit that holds the microscope unit on a front end side. The holding unit includes a first rotation axis unit that supports the microscope unit to allow rotation about a first rotation axis substantially aligned with an optical axis of the microscope unit. From the microscope unit, a cable group including at least a signal cable that transmits a signal related to the image sensor and a light guide that guides illuminating light for imaging is run towards an outside through an interior of a housing of the first rotation axis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji HIROSE, Gakuji HIGUCHI, Yasuhiro OKABE
  • Publication number: 20170052358
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a medical observation apparatus and a medical observation system that can ensure the user's visual field and have good manipulability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Gakuji HIGUCHI, Tomonori ISHIKAWA, MasaTaka KADO
  • Publication number: 20150366618
    Abstract: Provided is a sterile drape configured to cover a medical observation apparatus to keep the medical observation apparatus sterile, the medical observation apparatus including a microscope part configured to magnify and image a microfine site of an observation object, an input part configured to receive an input of an operation instruction to the microscope part, and a grip part having a bar shape and having a surface provided with at least a portion of the input part, the sterile drape including: an attaching part configured to be fixed and attached to the grip part in a state where the sterile drape covers the medical observation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Gakuji HIGUCHI, Junichi Nozawa, Tomonori Ishikawa, Masataka Kado
  • Patent number: 7122032
    Abstract: An operation system and a connecting adapter are provided. The operation system includes an operation microscope, an external device connectable to the operation microscope, and a connecting adapter for electrically connecting the operation microscope and the external device without bringing the operation microscope and the external device into contact with each other, which maintains a state of sterilization of the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Shinmura, Gakuji Higuchi, Tomoaki Yamashita, Kenji Omachi
  • Publication number: 20030216723
    Abstract: An operation system and a connecting adapter are provided. The operation system includes an operation microscope, an external device connectable to the operation microscope, and a connecting adapter for electrically connecting the operation microscope and the external device without bringing the operation microscope and the external device into contact with each other, which maintains a state of sterilization of the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Toru Shinmura, Gakuji Higuchi, Tomoaki Yamashita, Kenji Omachi
  • Patent number: 6594075
    Abstract: A microscope includes a column which stands upright on a base, an LED light source, a stage for placing a specimen irradiated with light from the LED light source, a lens barrel which is arranged to face the specimen on the stage, and has an observation optical system for acquiring the observation image of the specimen, an image sensing element which is arranged at the imaging position of the observation optical system of the lens barrel, and senses the observation image of the specimen, a monitor for displaying the observation image sensed by the image sensing element, and a recording unit for recording image data of the observation image sensed by the image sensing element. At least the LED light source, stage, observation optical system, and image sensing element are arranged along the optical axis of the observation optical system, and supported along the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kanao, Gakuji Higuchi, Atsushi Yonetani