119 results about "Endoamnioscopy" patented technology

Balloon probes, adapted for use in endoscopy and other medical procedures, are useful to obtain spectroscopic information reflected or emitted from a tissue of interest in the infrared spectral region. The information collected by the probe is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The invention also relates to methods utilizing these probes to analyze a surface of interest, in a minimally invasive manner, in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

What is described here is a system for centrally monitoring and/or controlling at least one unit for endoscopy and particularly for minimally invasive surgery, such as an insufflation means, a pump, a light source and/or a video camera, wherein the unit or units to be controlled are interconnected via interfaces.The inventive system is characterised by the combination of the following features:the units are connected via the interfaces on a self-configuring bus to a BUS master,the BUS master configures the bus automatically,the BUS master monitors the communication on the bus for correct execution.

The present invention comprises the provision and use of a novel endoscopic device which is capable of stabilizing, straightening, expanding and/or flattening the side wall of a body lumen and/or body cavity so as to better present the side wall tissue for examination and/or treatment during an endoscopic procedure. The present invention also comprises the provision and use of a novel endoscopic device capable of steadying and/or stabilizing the distal tips and/or working ends of instruments inserted into a body lumen and/or body cavity, whereby to facilitate the use of those instruments.

A method of creating a phase contrast image is provided. In some embodiments the method comprises illuminating the target region of a sample with a first light source to provide a first oblique back illumination of the target region of the sample, and detecting a first phase contrast image from light originating from the first light source and back illuminating the target region of the sample. In some embodiments the method further comprises illuminating the sample with a second light source to provide a second oblique back illumination of the target region of the sample, and detecting a second phase contrast image from light originating from the second light source and back illuminating the target region of the sample. In some embodiments a difference image of the target region of the sample is created by subtracting the second phase contrast image of the target region of the sample from the first phase contrast image of the target region of the sample. Apparatus for carrying out the methods are also provided. The methods and apparatus find use, for example, in endoscopy.

The invention relates to an assembly of an optical component (30) and a substrate (32) comprising: the optical component, the substrate, a glass layer (34) located at the interface between the optical component and the substrate. The invention also relates to an assembly between two optical components, which is particularly appropriate for use in the field of imaging, especially in endoscopy.

The invention discloses a capsule endoscopy system. The system comprises a capsule endoscope, inspection equipment, magnetic control equipment, wireless transceiving equipment and graphic processing equipment; the capsule endoscope shoots an image of a target area in real time; the wireless transceiving equipment receives the image and sends the image to the inspection equipment in real time; thegraphic processing equipment receives the image sent by the inspection equipment, identifies a target part in the image, and determines the position and size of the target part in the image; a processor of the inspection equipment determines position and/or posture control information of the capsule endoscope according to the position information of the target part in the image, and converts the position and/or posture control information into position and/or posture control information of a second magnet; and the magnetic control equipment controls a transmission mechanism to adjust the position and/or posture of the second magnet according to the control information so as to adjust the position and/or posture of the capsule endoscope. The system improves the accuracy of an inspection result and the inspection efficiency.

A business planning and project facilitation method, program, and system for a new or existing venture is provided. Default values based on data retrieved from a knowledge database according to user-provided venture estimate information, are provided to the user. The user can enter additional information based on the user's estimate of a value for the venture to supplement and/or override at least one default value of the plurality of provided default values provided by the system. Based on the default value information and the user estimate information, a business plan customized for the venture is reported to the user. The database has information specific to a local business environment and detailed information about the industry of the target venture, including for example, ambulatory surgery centers and facilities, such as endoscopy.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method combining achromatic complex FDOCT signal reconstruction with a common path and dual beam configuration. The complex signal reconstruction allows resolving the complex ambiguity of the Fourier transform and to enhance the achievable depth range by a factor of two. The dual beam configuration shares the property of high phase stability with common path FDOCT. This is of importance for a proper complex signal reconstruction and is in particular useful in combination with handheld probes such as in endoscopy and catheter applications. The advantages of the present invention are in particular the flexibility to choose arbitrarily positioned interfaces in the sample arm as reference together with the possibility to compensate for dispersion.

A set of enhancements to further improve the performance of deep learning artificial intelligence algorithms trained to detect and localize colon polyps. The enhancements spanning training data mining efficiencies and automation, training data augmentation, early detection of polyps enable a more performant colon polyp detection solution for use on colonoscopy procedure recordings or live procedures in endoscopy centers.

The invention relates to a cassette that can be inserted into a flushing or suction machine used in an endoscope, comprising: a flushing tube (1i) or a suction tube (1a) and an inlet insert (3i) or two inlet inserts Connectors (3i, 3a) and supporters (5) for one outlet connector (7i) or two outlet connectors (7i, 7a). said tube or said two tubes form curved portions (9i, 9a) to engage said two inlet and outlet plugs respectively in the input direction (E) and output direction (S) of movement, And the two tubes form the irrigation suction area (11i) or the suction suction area (11a) which sucks in the input direction (E) and output direction (S) of the movement. According to said invention, the support 5 comprises a T-shaped guide (13) shaped as the head of a T so as to protect the curved portion (9i, 9a) of each tube (1i, 1a), And a slot (19) is machined along the main body of the T, said slot 19 guides the tube or the two tubes in the outflow direction (S) of the flow, and said T-shaped guide (13) is plugged in at the inlet or between two inlet inserts (3i, 3a) to form irrigation suction on both sides of said groove (19) between each inlet insert (3i, 3a) and the head of T area (11i) or suction out suction area (11a). Also disclosed is a cassette flushing or suction machine for endoscopes.

Featured is an implant/anchor deployment device/module (100), a device kit (300) concept using such an implant/anchor deployment device/module, a system for deploying an implant/anchor (120) into tissue, and a method for treating damaged tissue using such an implant/anchor deployment device/module such as for example, a method for deploying one or more anchors/implants during a meniscal repair procedure. Such a deployment device/module includes a body member (110) having a proximal end portion (114) and a distal end portion (112), the distal end portion being configured so that an implant/anchor can be deployed therefrom. Also, the proximal end portion is configured so as to be removably attached to a first end portion of a surgical device (200). In exemplary embodiments, the surgical device includes a suture cutter as known in the endoscopy arts.

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and structures providing accurate and easy to use size measurement of physiological features identified from endoscopic examination. In sharp contrast to the prior art, systems, methods, and structures according to the present disclosure employ structured light that advantageously enables size and/or distance information about lesions and/or other physiological features in a gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Advantageously, systems, methods, and structures according to the present disclosure are applicable to both capsule endoscopes and insertion endoscopes.

Systems and methods are provided for delivering consistent high quality, cost efficient results in fixed or mobile endoscopy facilities, without requiring the continuous real-time involvement of a fellowship trained gastroenterologist, by integrating patient specific information into decision support systems and AI/machine learning systems employed during the planning and examination phases of the endoscopy procedure.

The invention discloses a cleanliness detection method for an endoscopic examination area, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining an endoscopic image, and carrying out the image segmentation of the endoscopic image, and obtaining a region-of-interest image, wherein the region-of-interest image is an image of a region where contents are located; calculating an image proportion of the region-of-interest image in the endoscope image; determining a cleanliness score of the endoscopic examination area according to the image proportion, and outputting a cleanliness detection result according to the cleanliness score. The accuracy of detecting the cleanliness of the endoscopic examination area can be improved. The invention further discloses a device for detecting the cleanliness of the endoscopic examination area, electronic equipment and a storage medium, which have the above beneficial effects.

The invention provides an image processing method, device and equipment, a medium and an endoscope system. The image processing method comprises the steps of displaying an endoscopy map on display equipment; obtaining an inspection path, and loading the inspection path on the endoscopic inspection map, the inspection path being a path formed by a plurality of designated inspection parts in the endoscopic inspection map; acquiring the head end position of the endoscope in real time; marking the position of the head end on an endoscopic examination map by using a tracking identifier; when the tracking identifier reaches a bifurcated path in the endoscopic inspection map, loading navigation information indicating a heading direction of the endoscope on the display equipment based on the inspection path. Based on the scheme, the requirements of endoscopic examination for examination experience and operation experience of doctors can be reduced, and popularization of endoscopic examinationin primary hospitals is facilitated.

Exemplary implementations of the invention relates to a medical auxiliary operation method, a device, equipment and a computer storage medium. In one method, input data is acquired from an endoscope, and information related to an operation behavior of the endoscope is determined based on the input data. By means of the method, the information related to the operation behavior of the endoscope can be provided in real time based on the current position of the endoscope, and then medical auxiliary operation can be provided in real time when a doctor executes endoscopy. Furthermore, the invention provides the corresponding device, equipment and the computer storage medium.