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Surgery > Endoscope > With Means For Indicating Position, Depth Or Condition Of Endoscope With Means For Indicating Position, Depth Or Condition Of EndoscopeWith Means For Indicating Position, Depth Or Condition Of Endoscope patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/28/06 - 20060293563 - Robotic endoscope with wireless interface An endoscope apparatus and method of operating the same. The endoscope apparatus comprises an endoscope portion and a control and display unit. The endoscope portion preferably comprises: (i) a sensor disposed at a distal end of the endoscope portion and providing endoscope data; (ii) one or more electronically controlled actuators ... 12/07/06 - 20060276686 - Endoscope and endoscope system An objective optical system is provided at a tip end portion of an insertion portion of an endoscope. A marker capable of transmitting an electromagnetic wave is placed at a target portion in an affected area and the like. At the rear end or the tip end portion of the ... 10/12/06 - 20060229496 - Guidewire and catheter locking device and method Locking device that is mounted on an endoscope or the like for selectively securing the position of a guide wire and/or catheter relative to the endoscope or the like. The locking device preferably includes a side wall with an opening therein for receiving the proximal end of a guide wire ... 08/10/06 - 20060178561 - Endoscope apparatus A measuring endoscope apparatus captures a target of measurement, generates an original image, and performs a measurement based on the position of the measurement point on the original image. The apparatus can easily specify the measurement point with high precision, and realize high precision measurement. For example, the measurement point ... 07/20/06 - 20060161045 - System and method for controlling force applied to and manipulation of medical instruments Apparatus for controlling force applied to and for manipulation of a surgical instrument. Movement and/or forces applied to the surgical instrument are preferably sensed within the apparatus. An actuator is preferably used to apply force to the surgical instrument for control and manipulation of the instrument. The apparatus applies variable ... 06/29/06 - 20060142640 - Endoscope system An endoscope includes a storage device. The storage device is configured to store ownership information. The ownership information indicates a term for which the endoscope is allowed to be utilized. ... 06/29/06 - 20060142639 - Endoscope system An endoscope system includes a processor. The processor is physically connectable to different endoscopes to receive and process signals from an endoscope that is selectively physically connected to the processor. The processor includes a database that stores pieces of endoscope data each corresponding to a different endoscope. Each piece of ... 05/11/06 - 20060100482 - Method for dealing with singularities in gravity referenced endoscopic imaging A method for avoiding rapid or sudden image rotation or reversal in a gravity leveled endoscopic imaging system is disclosed. A mathematical neighborhood of a singular viewing configuration is defined and within this neighborhood the endoscopic image orientation follows specified rules. ... 04/20/06 - 20060084840 - Endoscopic imaging with indication of gravity direction A method is disclosed in for presenting an indicator of the upright orientation of an endoscopic image. An electronic rotation pick-up means is fixed to the housing of an endoscope. The electronic rotation pick-up means produces signals indicating rotations of the endoscope. A microprocessor uses these signals to calculate the ... 03/30/06 - 20060069305 - Device with enhanced indication of use and prevention of re-use In one aspect, the present invention is a medical device that reduces the likelihood of an operator improperly reusing it. The medical device includes (a) a device body; (b) a substrate comprising a contrast material that covers at least a portion of the device body; and (c) an outer layer ... 01/19/06 - 20060015011 - Endoscope insertion direction detecting device, endoscope insertion direction detecting system, and endoscope insertion direction detecting method The present invention comprises: a pixel sampling unit that samples a stated pixel value from each of domains constituting an endoscopic image received by an image input/output control circuit; a shape-of-range estimating unit that estimates the shape of a range within the endoscopic image according to the continuity of the ... 01/12/06 - 20060009679 - Electronic endoscope system capable of detecting inserted length An endoscope system includes an endoscope having an insertion section to be inserted into a body cavity, a plurality of sensors that detects environmental condition thereof, the plurality of sensors being arranged along a longitudinal axis of the insertion section, a processor that obtains information related to an inserted amount ... 11/24/05 - 20050261550 - System, apparatus, and method for supporting insertion of endoscope According to the present invention, to guide an endoscope to a target part in vivo with reliability on the basis of guide images corresponding to actual branch points, an endoscope insertion support system includes a VBS image capture unit for capturing VBS images stored in a VBS image storage unit, ... 10/06/05 - 20050222498 - Steerable endoscope and improved method of insertion A steerable endoscope has an elongated body with a selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled proximal portion. The endoscope body is inserted into a patient and the selectively steerable distal portion is used to select a desired path within the patient's body. When the endoscope body is advanced, ... 10/06/05 - 20050222497 - Steerable endoscope and improved method of insertion A steerable endoscope has an elongated body with a selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically controlled proximal portion. The endoscope body is inserted into a patient and the selectively steerable distal portion is used to select a desired path within the patient's body. When the endoscope body is advanced, ... 08/25/05 - 20050187432 - Global endoscopic viewing indicator A graphical model provides a dynamic representation of the endoscopic view and viewing direction relative to a virtual world. The model can be oriented and adjusted to approximate a real world situation. Angular image navigation coordinates are also provided. ... 08/18/05 - 20050182295 - Catheterscope 3d guidance and interface system Visual-assisted guidance of an ultra-thin flexible endoscope to a predetermined region of interest within a lung during a bronchoscopy procedure. The region may be an opacity-identified by non-invasive imaging methods, such as high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) or as a malignant lung mass that was diagnosed in a previous examination. An ... 07/28/05 - 20050165274 - Electronic endoscope apparatus for connection to adapter unit A DVI circuit for generating a digital video signal in accordance with a display standard of a personal computer, etc. is provided for a processor device to which an electronic endoscope is connected. On the output side of the DVI circuit, a high vision system converter which is an adapter ... 07/14/05 - 20050154260 - Gravity referenced endoscopic image orientation A method is disclosed in for presenting an endoscopic image in an upright orientation. An electronic rotation pick-up means is fixed to the housing of an endoscope. The electronic rotation pick-up means produces signals indicating rotations of the endoscope. A microprocessor uses these signals to calculate a necessary amount of ... 06/02/05 - 20050119527 - Force feedback control system for video endoscope A video endoscope system includes a reusable control cabinet and an endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope may be used with a single patient and then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor, and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. An articulation ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |