Abstract: A blade driving structure, includes a planetary gear transmission mechanism, a fixing portion is provided on a second side, a sun gear of the planetary gear transmission mechanism is fixedly connected to the fixing portion, a gear ring of the planetary gear transmission mechanism is connected to a rotating cylinder, and a planet carrier acts as a transmission output and drives a second driving shaft to rotate through a coupling; a reciprocating motion structure includes a rotating body, the second driving shaft is in circumferential transmission connection with the rotating body, and a track of the rotating body engages with a driving member to convert a rotation of the rotating body driven by the second driving shaft into a reciprocation of the driving member. The solution of the present disclosure uses the planetary gear transmission to drive the reciprocating motion structure to reciprocate by means of rotation.

Abstract: A surface cleaner includes a base including a suction inlet in fluid communication with a debris separator and a suction source. The base includes a housing having a channel extending around at least a portion of the suction inlet, the channel having a first sidewall offset from a second sidewall. The base further includes a soleplate configured to slide along the surface being cleaned, the soleplate including a suction inlet aperture that defines at least a portion of the suction inlet, the soleplate further including an inner rib, an outer rib, and a channel between the inner rib and the outer rib. The inner rib frictionally engages the first sidewall and the outer rib frictionally engages the second sidewall to create a seal between the soleplate and the housing.

Abstract: A vacuum tool that is removably couplable to a hose or wand of a vacuum.

Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base and a cannister. The base can be configured to receive at least a portion of the mobile cleaning robot thereon, where the base can include a debris port. The cannister can be connected to the base and can be located at least partially above the base. The cannister can include a debris duct connected to the debris port and configured to receive an air stream from the mobile cleaning robot. The lid assembly can be connected to the debris duct and can be configured to receive at least a portion of the air stream from the mobile cleaning robot. A receptacle can be connected to the lid assembly, where the receptacle can be configured to receive at least a portion of debris from the air stream or the lid assembly.

Abstract: A vacuum pre-separation device for use with a vacuum assembly having a power head and a collection container. The pre-separation device including a housing defining a housing volume, where the housing includes a first connection interface configured to attach to the power head and a second connection interface configured to attach to the collection container, a cyclonic separator at least partially positioned within the housing volume, where the cyclonic separator includes a discharge port open to the second connection interface, and a feed passage configured to direct air into the cyclonic separator, where a first end of the feed passage is open to the first connection interface.

Abstract: A vacuum conduit pipe adapter includes a hollow body extending from a first end to a second end, a vacuum conduit connector positioned at the second end of the hollow body and operable to connect the vacuum conduit pipe adapter to a vacuum system, and a pipe connector positioned at the first end of the hollow body. The pipe connector includes a plurality of cylindrical fitments, where each fitment is formed circumferentially about a respective central axis and includes an inner surface having an inner diameter sized to receive a pipe having a different diameter than the other fitments. The central axis of each fitment is radially offset from the central axis of each other fitment.

Abstract: A wet surface cleaner operable to draw liquid and debris from a surface to be cleaned into a recovery tank. The recovery tank includes a cover that is removable from the recovery tank. where the cover is capable of surrounding at least a portion of a tank outlet.

Abstract: A dirt treatment apparatus, a cleaning device and a control method for the cleaning device are provided. The dirt treatment apparatus includes: a box body and a separation apparatus, in which the separation apparatus is assembled in the box body, the box body is provided with a suction channel allowing for communication between an interior and an exterior of the box body, and an air outlet; the separation apparatus includes a main body member and a blocking member; the main body member is provided in the box body, and the main body member and an inner wall of the box body define a separation channel in communication between the suction channel) and the air outlet; and the blocking member is fitted on the main body member and blocks a flow path of all airflows flowing from the suction channel to the air outlet.

Abstract: Included is a method for operating Internet of Things (IoT) smart devices within an environment, including: connecting at least one IoT smart device with an application executed on a smartphone, wherein the IoT smart devices comprise at least a robotic cleaning device and a docking station of the robotic cleaning device; generating a map of an environment with the robotic cleaning device; displaying the map with the application; and receiving user inputs with the application, wherein the user inputs specify at least: a command to turn on or turn off a first IoT smart device; a command for the robotic cleaning device to clean the environment; and a command for the robotic cleaning device to clean a particular room within the environment.

Abstract: Robotic surface cleaners, mop accessories for robotic surface cleaners, and methods associated therewith are provided. A mop accessory includes a fluid reservoir that contains a fluid. The fluid reservoir can be in fluid communication with a vapor generator. An outlet port in fluid communication with the vapor generator can dispense vapor from the vapor generator to a floor surface. An energy source can be coupled to the mop accessory and in electrical communication with the vapor generator. The mop accessory can be removably attachable to a main body of a robotic surface cleaner at a connection interface of the robotic surface cleaner.

Abstract: A surface cleaner includes a base movable over a surface to be cleaned and having a suction inlet and a brushroll removably coupled to the base and rotatable about a brushroll axis, and a brushroll cover coupled to the base. A latch is movable between an unlocked position in which the brushroll is removable from the base and a locked position in which the brushroll is coupled to the base. The brushroll cover includes an actuator that moves the latch from the unlocked position toward the locked position when the brushroll cover is attached to the base such that when the brushroll cover is coupled to the base, the latch is retained in the locked position by the actuator to prevent removal of the brushroll. When the brushroll cover is uncoupled from the base, the latch moves to the unlocked position such that the brushroll is removable from the base.

Abstract: A base includes a housing having a cleaning cavity for docking a cleaner and a dust suction assembly arranged outside the cleaning cavity. The dust suction assembly includes a dust collection port configured to be in communication with the cleaner, and an air return port configured to be in communication with the cleaner. The dust suction assembly is configured to suck dust from the cleaner through the dust collection port and guide gas to the cleaner through the air return port.

Abstract: Disclosed are a base station and a cleaning robot system. The base station is used for maintenance of a cleaning robot. The base station includes: a base station body, and a base station baseboard having a slope portion tilted upward from back to front. The base station baseboard includes a substrate and an extension plate, a front end of the substrate is engaged with the base station body, and a rear end of the substrate is connected to the extension plate.

Abstract: A cleaning article. The cleaning article has a laminate construction. The cleaning article comprises a sheet and a hydrophilic gather strip element joined together at plural bonds. The gather strip element has plural layers superimposed upon one another, providing strips extending outwardly from the bonds. Different layers are differentially bonded, to provide a construction which allows the strips to advantageously present a dynamically changing area to the target surface during cleaning, under normal usage conditions. By changing the surface area, more liquids, and associated debris, can be cleaned from the target surface.

Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening. A closure selectively closes the access opening. At least one dish rack is located within the treating chamber. At least one rotating spray arm is located within the tub, adjacent to and emitting fluid into the at least one dish rack. The at least one rotating spray arm includes a body having at least one fluid spray opening.

Abstract: A metering device for metering powdery or solid-like media such as detergents or disinfectants and for supplying the media in a dissolved state to a washing or cleaning system, including a support, in particular a cartridge support, to which a container, in particular a cartridge, with a powdery or solid-like medium can be attached. The support or the container includes a grid which prevents the medium from exiting the container. A spray nozzle controlled by a controller of the metering device dispenses water for solvating the medium. The medium dissolved in water and passing through the grid can be supplied to the washing or cleaning system via a supply device. The metering device also has a switching device that can be activated by the controller and has at least two different switching states for operating the spray nozzle in different operating modes.

Abstract: A carrier for one or more straws of an appliance such as a dish washing appliance. The carrier and/or rack may be in fluid communication with one or more spray elements when in a stowed position within a dishwasher tub. The one or more carriers may route fluid from the one or more spray elements to wash an interior and/or an exterior of at least one straw. The carrier may include one or more bridges projecting inwardly towards the one or more straws defining one or more pathways for received fluid. The body of the carrier may include one or more adjustable portions. The carrier may be adjustable to engage one or more straws of varying lengths/diameters. The carrier may include one or more fixed portions. The carrier may include one or more biasing mechanisms.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope, a robot arm that moves the endoscope, and a controller that controls the endoscope and the robot arm. The controller is configured to receive an image acquired by the endoscope, calculate a first orientation of a first treatment tool in a first image, which is the image received at a given point in time, calculate a second orientation of a second treatment tool in a second image, which is the image received a predetermined time before the first image, calculate a difference between the first orientation and the second orientation, determine whether or not the endoscope follows movement of the first treatment tool by comparing the difference with a threshold value, and in response to determining that the endoscope follows the movement of the first treatment tool, generate a command for the robot arm for making the endoscope follow the first treatment tool.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire an input image including a real image, which represents an interior wall of a tubular structure, or a virtual image, which represents, in a pseudo manner, the interior wall as viewed from a virtual viewpoint; use a transformation model to transform the input image into a transformed image having an image style that is not included in the input image; acquire an input depth image, which represents a distance for each pixel from a viewpoint of the input image to the interior wall, and a transformed depth image, which represents a distance for each pixel from a viewpoint of the transformed image to the interior wall; and train the transformation model by using a loss function including a degree of similarity between the input depth image and the transformed depth image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to: use at least one of a real image, which represents an interior wall of a tubular structure, or a first depth image, which represents a distance for each pixel from a viewpoint of the real image to the interior wall, and at least one of a virtual image, which represents, in a pseudo manner, the interior wall as viewed from a virtual viewpoint predetermined in a three-dimensional image, or a second depth image, which represents a distance for each pixel from the virtual viewpoint to the interior wall, to perform viewpoint difference estimation processing of estimating a viewpoint difference between the viewpoint of the real image and the virtual viewpoint; and use at least one of the first depth image or the second depth image in the viewpoint difference estimation processing.

Abstract: There is provided a medical support system including: a derivation device that derives an assessment value for an affected site based on an affected site image obtained by imaging the affected site; and a display device that presents the assessment value to a user, in which the derivation device includes: a cut-out unit that cuts out the affected site image as a plurality of tile images having tile shapes; and an assessment derivation unit that derives a tile assessment value representing an assessment of the affected site in the plurality of the tile images by using a determiner obtained by machine learning.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an endoscope including a connector configured to be coupled to an external device and receive power from the external device, wherein the connector includes: a power transmission cable configured to transmit power to a bendable section; a power receiving part comprising a first slider configured to move in a first direction by receiving power from the external device and a second slider configured to move in a second direction by receiving power from the external device like the first slider; and a power transmission part configured to receive power from the power receiving part and transmit the same to the power transmission cable.

Abstract: Various of the disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for determining and for presenting surgical examination data of an internal body structure, such as a large intestine. For example, various of the disclosed methods may create a three-dimensional computer model using the examination data and then coordinate playback of the examination data based upon the reviewer's interaction with the model. In some embodiments, the model's rendering may be adjusted to reflect various aspects of the examination, including scoring metrics, identified landmarks, and lacunae in the surgical examination review.

Abstract: A suction valve (1) for an endoscope (2) is described. The suction valve comprises a valve housing (5) having a first lumen (8), a lower part (6) configured for mounting in a suction cylinder (4) of an endoscope (2), and an upper part (7), a suction arm (9) extending laterally of the upper part (7) of the valve housing (5) and having a second lumen (10) is fluidic communication with the first lumen (8), and an actuator comprising a valve to open and close the first lumen and an actuator button (18) operatively coupled to the valve, in which the actuator button is collapsible to actuate the valve to open the first lumen. The actuator button (18) is collapsible from an at-rest configuration in which a top surface of the actuator button comprises a first step (23) and a collapsed configuration in which the top surface of the actuator button comprises a first step (23) and a second step (24).

Abstract: A disposable section of an endoscope handle, an endoscope handle, and an endoscope are provided, including a housing which includes a proximal end provided with a connecting portion, where the connecting portion is configured to be detachably connected to a reusable section of the handle; and a first transmission assembly including a first traction wire, a second traction wire, and a first connecting portion, where a proximal end surface of the housing forms a first curved movement path; the first curved movement path is orthogonal to an axial direction of the proximal end surface and located at a periphery of the proximal end surface of the housing; and the first connecting portion is movable along the first curved movement path.

Abstract: A cleaning adapter for an endoscope is provided. The cleaning adapter comprises a main stem comprising a first through hole extending transversely through the main stem, a second through hole extending transversely through the main stem, and a channel within the main stem fluidly coupling the first through hole to the second through hole. In some embodiments, a tag for an endoscope valve is provided. Methods and kits are also provided.

Abstract: A surgical robotic system for use in a minimally invasive surgical procedure includes a trocar for facilitating passage of a surgical instrument into a body cavity and capturing images of the body cavity.

Abstract: Provided are an optical transmitter module and an endoscope that prevent damage to an optical fiber. The optical transmitter module includes an image sensor, a laser element, a laser driver circuit, an optical fiber, and a layered substrate. The optical fiber is connected to the laser element, and at least a part of an outer periphery of the optical fiber is covered with a protective member. The endoscope includes the optical transmitter module described above.

Abstract: An endoscope includes a distal end surface having two surface sections that include an obtuse angle therebetween, wherein one surface section is oriented in an inclined manner relative to the longitudinal direction and the other surface section is transverse to the longitudinal direction. An image capturing device includes an objective lens having a light entrance window which is arranged in a flush mounted manner relative to the surface section. The image capturing device is arranged inside a cylindrical longitudinally oriented contour and has a viewing direction oriented obliquely to the longitudinal direction. The objective lens includes an optical axis having at least one bend, so that it includes a longitudinally oriented section and an obliquely oriented outer section. An illumination device is longitudinally oriented and includes an emission angle that is larger than an acceptance angle of the objective lens of the image capturing device.

Abstract: A system for generating a target image comprises an endoscope having an image collection component, a computing device communicatively connected to the image collection component of the endoscope, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor perform steps comprising receiving at least one input image from the image collection component of the endoscope, providing the at least one input image as an input to a machine learning algorithm, generating a target image from the at least one input image using the machine learning algorithm, and providing the at least one input image and the target image to a display driver, and a display device, communicatively connected to the computing device, and configured to display the images provided to the display driver. A method of training a machine learning algorithm and a method of generating a stereoscopic image are also disclosed.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: a rotation operating part that is rotatably provided on an endoscope operation unit and that moves a bending operation wire forward and backward by being rotationally operated; an engaging part that frictionally engages with the rotation operating part; and a pressing part that is movable between a braking position coming into contact with the engaging part and a non-braking position positioned on a distal side with respect to the engaging part from the braking position. The rotation operating part and the engaging part are integrally rotatable in a case where the pressing part is positioned at the non-braking position, and the rotation operating part and the engaging part are relatively rotatable in a case where the pressing part is positioned at the braking position.

Abstract: An endoscope (1) including: an insertion cord (3) including a bending section (20); a handle (2) comprising a steering wire actuator (60); and a first steering wire (27) and a second steering wire (28) both connected to the steering wire actuator (60) and running through the insertion cord (3) so that manipulation of the steering wire actuator (60) causes bending of the bending section (20); the steering wire actuator (60) including: a first fixing structure (62) including a first hook (30) for fixation of a first steering wire (27) closed loop, a second fixing structure including a second hook (31) for fixation of a second steering wire (28) closed loop.

Abstract: An endoscopic system may include an endoscope including a handle and an elongate shaft extending distally therefrom. The handle may include a non-motorized and non-ratcheting actuation mechanism configured to articulate a distal tip portion of the elongate shaft. The distal tip portion may be articulatable in response to a manually applied force exerted upon the actuation mechanism. Removal of the manually applied force may lock the distal tip portion in its then-current configuration. The non-motorized and non-ratcheting actuation mechanism may include a clutch mechanism actuatable in response to an electrical signal generated in response to sensing a user-applied force to the actuating mechanism by a strain gauge.

Abstract: An endoscope treatment tool includes an insertion part that is insertable into a first treatment tool channel of an endoscope of an endoscope system, an operation part, and a single operation wire pulled through operation of the operation part. The insertion part includes a distal end portion that has an openable and closable grip portion, a bending portion that is able to be bent, and a connecting-portion that connects the bending portion to the operation part. The connecting-portion is moved forward and backward along a longitudinal axis of the connecting-portion and is rotated about the longitudinal axis. As the connecting-portion is moved forward and backward or is rotated, the grip portion moves forward and backward or rotates, through the operation of the operation part. As the operation wire is pulled, the grip portion is closed, and the bending portion bends in a state where the grip portion is closed.

Abstract: The invention is an improved colonoscopy system and method. The disclosed system includes the use of a tiny, wired capsule that can be magnetically controlled through the upper and/or lower GI tract of a patient. The capsule includes a camera assembly and a light assembly to allow a medical professional to visualize an interior cavity of the patient. The capsule further includes one or more internal magnets. The capsule is configured with an outer covering that protects the internal components from damage during use. An external magnet is also provided to drive and orient the capsule through the patient's body via magnetic attraction with the internal magnet.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes a direct-view endoscope configured to capture images, a treatment tool configured to be inserted into the endoscope, and a controller comprising hardware, the controller being configured to control a drive device to drive the endoscope and the treatment tool, to control driving of the endoscope to locate the endoscope inserted into a lumen in the vicinity of a nipple, to control driving of the treatment tool to move the nipple using the treatment tool, to acquire a first captured image of the nipple from the endoscope, and to predict a shape of a biliary duct connected to the nipple in the first captured image based on biliary duct shape information comprising a standard image of the nipple that is associated with a standard shape of the biliary duct.

Abstract: Devices and their uses for medical imaging in particular intra-operative imaging of tissue of a patient's body. The device comprises the illumination unit, the imaging unit, the processing unit and the display unit. The imaging unit captures fluorescent images (I_fluo) and live images (I_live) of the same scenery. In the processing unit, the fluorescent images (I_fluo) are processed by using the detected motion between the tissue and the imaging unit based on the detected motion. The filtered fluorescent images (I_filt) are non-linearly mapped into the live images (I_live) in order to improve the visibility of fluorophores in the tissue resulting in an overlay image (I_over) that comprises details of the live images (I_live) on the one hand and details of the fluorescent images (I_fluo) on the other hand.

Abstract: A method for cleaning an endoscope during a surgical procedure performed with a surgical instrument. The method includes: measuring with a processor module an aggregate activation time of the surgical instrument during the surgical procedure; and activating an endoscope cleaning system with the processor module to clean a lens of the surgical instrument after the processor module determines that the measured aggregate activation time of the surgical instrument has reached a target duration.

Abstract: A system for determining an oral care condition within an oral cavity. The system may include an intraoral device which has a light source for emitting light within the oral cavity and a camera to capture an image of at least one tooth and adjacent gums. The system may include one or more processors configured to: receive the image of the at least one tooth and adjacent gums, differentiate the at least one tooth and the adjacent gums adjacent as a tooth segment and a gums segment, input the gums segment into a machine learning model, and determine, via the machine learning model, the oral care condition based on the gums segment input into the machine learning model.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automatic steering of a blind introducer based on images from an independent camera (e.g., a camera of a video laryngoscope) are disclosed. A real time image of a video laryngoscope may be analyzed by a trained ML model to output a classification for the image. The classification may be associated with steering instructions for an introducer. The steering instructions may be provided to the introducer to cause steering of a distal end of the introducer in real time. The trained ML model may be generated by AI or ML training algorithms, based on multiple sets of multiple still-shot training images associated with a finite quantity of classifications.

Abstract: Medical instrument guidance systems and associated devices and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for providing guidance for percutaneous access to a target within an anatomic structure, includes receiving point cloud data from a sensor system coupled to an internal instrument as the internal instrument is moved within the anatomic structure; generating a 3D model of the anatomic structure based at least in part on the point cloud data; and receiving information for identifying a substructure within the 3D anatomic model. The substructure can provide access to the target. The method can further include determining an entry to the substructure; determining an approach path through the entry; and providing a graphical representation of the approach path.

Abstract: Described herein is a tissue retractor for use in endodontic procedures. The tissue retractor includes a bite pad having a proximal end and a distal end, a tooth registration block connected to the distal end of the bite pad, an arm having a proximal end and distal end, where the proximal end is connected to the tooth registration block such that the tooth registration block is between the bite pad and the arm, a cheek retractor having a proximal end, a distal end and a length, the length defining a top edge and a bottom edge, where the distal end of the cheek retractor is connected to the distal end of the arm, and at least one cheek catch extending from the top edge of the cheek retractor.

Abstract: An optical system applied to an optical biometer is disclosed. The optical system includes a light source, first and second switchable reflectors, and first and second fixed reflectors. The first switchable reflector is disposed corresponding to the light source. The second switchable reflector is disposed corresponding to an eye. In a first mode, the first and second switchable reflectors are switched to a first state, and the incident light emitted by the light source is reflected by the first fixed reflector along a first optical path and then emitted to a first position of the eye. In a second mode, the first and second switchable reflectors are switched to a second state, and the incident light is sequentially reflected by the first switchable reflector, the second fixed reflector and the second switchable reflector along a second optical path and then emitted to a second position of the eye.

Abstract: A line-field Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography, OCT, imaging system, comprising: a curved mirror, and a scanning element at a first focus of the mirror which scans, via the mirror, a line of light across an object at a second focus of the mirror, and receives, via the mirror, light scattered by the object and aberrated by the mirror to form an aberrated line of light; a photodetector array; an interferometer which projects an interference line of light resulting from an interference between a reference light and the aberrated line of light onto the photodetector array. The OCT imaging system generates OCT data based on the interference line of light detected by the photodetector array, and corrects the OCT data using phase information in the OCT data such that the corrected OCT data has less optical aberration than the OCT data.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide methods to obtain corneoscleral surface profiles from optical coherence tomography (OCT) data and/or another three-dimensional (3D) volumetric scan of the eye. The OCT data may be obtained using radial scans. The limbal junction may be estimated from the radial profiles of the central moments of OCT axial scans. The external topographic limbus may be located using curve fitting of a scleral topography map and/or corneal topography map. Elevation profiles and topographic maps of the anterior eye, referenced to the best-fit topographic limbal circle and its associated plane and central axis, are constructed. The reference coordinate allows the generation of maps and radial profiles for surface elevation, axial radius, and tangential radius. Using ellipsoidal fitting, the corneal height, corneal principal meridians and associated radii of curvature, and scleral principal meridians and associated radii of curvature, are calculated.

Abstract: Provided is a snapshot spectral domain optical coherence tomographer comprising a light source providing a plurality of beamlets; a beam splitter, splitting the plurality of beamlets into a reference arm and a sample arm; a first optical system that projects the sample arm onto multiple locations of a sample; a second optical system for collection of a plurality of reflected sample beamlets; a third optical system projecting the reference arm to a reflecting surface and receiving a plurality of reflected reference beamlets; a parallel interferometer that provides a plurality of interferograms from each of the plurality of sample beamlets with each of the plurality of reference beamlets; an optical image mapper configured to spatially separate the plurality of interferograms; a spectrometer configured to disperse each of the interferograms into its respective spectral components and project each interferogram in parallel; and a photodetector providing photon quantification.

Abstract: A slit-lamp microscope includes an illumination system that is configured to project a slit light onto a subject eye; a slit portion that is configured to generate the slit light having a width by passing a light from a light source through a slit between a pair of slit blades in the illumination system; and a controller that is configured to control the light source, wherein the controller is configured to turn the light source off when the pair of slit blades is closed.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided for the integration of an analyte data reader and a medication delivery device. The integrated device can include a medication delivery portion, wireless communications circuitry configured to receive data indicative of an analyte level, and electronics. The integrated device can also include one or more near-field communication (NFC) antennas. Example embodiments of adverse condition protection features of the integrated device are also provided.

Abstract: A toilet device includes a toilet unit including a toilet seat, a biological information measuring part configured to measure biological information of a user, a wireless communication part configured to wirelessly communicate with a personal digital assistant of the user, and a controller configured to transmit the biological information to the personal digital assistant of the user; the controller is configured to switch from a transmission suspension period to a transmission period between a start of the user using the toilet unit and a transmission of the biological information by controlling switching between the transmission period and the transmission suspension period.