150 results about "Endoamnioscopy" patented technology

This specification describes systems and methods for performing endoscopy, obtaining medical images for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and scoring severity of IBD in patients. The methods and systems are configured for using machine learning to determine measurements of various characteristics related to IBD. The methods and systems may also obtain and incorporate electronic health data of patients along with endoscopic data to use for scoring purposes.

The invention discloses a tumor image segmentation method and system of a multi-scale feature fusion network based on boundary enhancement, and relates to the technical field of image segmentation, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a to-be-segmented tumor image; constructing a tumor image segmentation model based on a pyramid visual converter PVTv2 backbone network; training the tumor image segmentation model through the to-be-segmented tumor image and the known tumor image to obtain an optimal tumor image segmentation model; and acquiring a real-time to-be-segmented tumor image and inputting the real-time to-be-segmented tumor image into the optimal tumor image segmentation model to obtain a tumor image segmentation result. Aiming at the endoscope image segmentation of the kidney tumor, the kidney tumor in the endoscope image is efficiently, stably and automatically segmented through the boundary-enhanced multi-scale feature fusion network, clinical doctors are helped to provide accurate tumor area positioning in endoscopy and surgical operations, and compared with the most advanced method, the method has the advantages that the accuracy is high, and the efficiency is high. According to the method, better segmentation capability and stronger generalization capability are obtained.

The invention relates to the field of endoscope image processing, and particularly discloses an automatic lesion recognition system for endoscopy of the digestive system department, which is characterized in that after a preprocessed original endoscope image is acquired, a double-branch parallel processing architecture is used to acquire characteristics with low resolution and rich semantic information through a deep context branch, and the characteristics of the original endoscope image are acquired. The potential area of the focus is accurately deduced; meanwhile, the fine texture of the mucous membrane is captured in a lossless manner through shallow detail branches which keep high resolution in the whole process. Furthermore, through a context-guided asymmetric enhancement mechanism, a global view of a deep branch is utilized to generate an uncertainty perception attention map as a reference, and weak detail features corresponding to a potential focus area in a shallow branch are accurately irradiated and adaptively enhanced. Thus, a conservative enhancement strategy is adopted in an uncertain focus area, background noise is effectively inhibited, and therefore the detection sensitivity and robustness of low-contrast and flat focuses are fundamentally improved.

In an endoscopy support device, a display control means superimposes and displays a lesion guide for specifying a lesion in an endoscopic image. An acquisition means acquires the endoscopic image. An analysis means segments a lesion region from the endoscopic image based on the endoscopic image and the lesion guide. An output means outputs the lesion region segmented. The endoscopy support device can support decision making by a user in the field of healthcare.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a plastic auxiliary ventilation mask for endoscopy, which comprises a mask body, a T-shaped support is fixedly connected to the mask body, a first elastic bandage is arranged on the T-shaped support, and a first fixing ring and a second fixing ring are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the side wall of the mask body respectively; a second elastic bandage is arranged on the mask, one end of the second elastic bandage is fixedly connected with the first fixing ring, and the other end of the second elastic bandage penetrates through the second fixing ring and is detachably connected with the second fixing ring; the edge of the mask is provided with a shaping assembly used for automatically fitting the face of a patient when the mask is worn. A driving assembly is arranged in the second fixing ring; an air hole is formed in the mask, a catheter used for being inserted into an endoscope is arranged on the air hole, and a universal assembly is arranged in the air hole; a sealing assembly used for automatically opening and closing a channel in the catheter when the mask is used is arranged in the catheter. The auxiliary ventilation mask can be automatically attached to the face of a patient, and the problem that the attaching degree is poor is effectively solved.

The present disclosure provides an endoscopic apparatus and associated methods. The apparatus may include a steerable tool having a first flexible tube concentrically nested within a second flexible tube. The apparatus may include an end cap disposed on the steerable tool, an image sensor disposed on the end cap, and one or more light sources disposed on the end cap. The apparatus may be configured for accessing a region within a middle ear cavity of a patient. As such, the apparatus may further include a flexible tube, through which the steerable tool may extend, as well as a pre-curved rigid tube, through which the flexible tube may extend, thus allowing the apparatus to be deployed for middle ear access.

Embodiments generally relate to propulsion devices, systems, or components thereof, for progressing instruments along passages, as well as associated methods of manufacture. For example, the instruments may include tools, sensors, probes and / or monitoring equipment for medical use (such as endoscopy) or industrial use (such as mining). The described embodiments may also be suitable for applications in other fields to progress an instrument along a passage. Some embodiments relate to an endoscope comprising or configured to receive a propulsion tube configured to assist in progressing the endoscope along a passage.

Provided is an endoscope enabling efficient treatment. This endoscope (100) is characterized by comprising: a distal end surface (120) that has a treatment tool hole through which a first treatment tool can be inserted, and an observation part; a distal end part (110) that has a curved part that supports the distal end surface in a freely bendable manner; and an opening part (130), which is provided on a side surface (110a) of the distal end part, and is capable of absorbing water, and through which a second treatment tool can be inserted.

Provided are a medical assistance device, a medical assistance method, and a program that allow the temporal relationship between continuous information and discrete information to be identified. The medical assistance device comprises a processor. The processor: acquires examination data including at least one of endoscopic examination and treatment, the examination data including continuous information of one or more continuous states continuous in time on the same time axis from the start to the end of examination, and one or more pieces of discrete information on the same time axis; generates, on the basis of the examination data, chart information including the time axis from the start to the end of examination, continuous region information, and discrete region information, the continuous region information indicating a change in the continuous state of examination on the same time axis in a manner indicating continuity from the examination start time to a change start time and from the change start time to a change end time or a next change start time, and the discrete region information indicating the time of generation of the discrete information; and outputs the chart information.

An endoscopy support apparatus 1 includes: an analysis information generation unit 2 that inputs image information of an imaged living body into a model, estimates a region of a target site of the living body, and generates analysis information including region information indicating the estimated region and score information indicating likeness of the region to the target site; a user information generation unit 3 that generates user information related to the user, which has been input by a user using a user interface 23; an image-related information generation unit 4 that generates image-related information by associating imaging date and time information, the analysis information, and the user information, for each piece of image information; and an examination management information generation unit 5 that generates examination management information by associating a plurality of pieces of the image-related information with examination information indicating an examination period.

A swallowable capsule has a main magnet along a long axis that is aligned between movable electromagnets in a magnetic endoscopy machine. The flipping magnet is orthogonal to the long axis. The capsule rolls around the long axis to flip the orientation of the side camera on the side of the capsule. An external basic electromagnet under the foot of the patient is energized to roll the capsule. When the long axis is orthogonal to the magnetic axis of the basic magnet, the basic magnet acts on the overturning magnet but does not act on the orthogonal main magnet. Most components, such as controllers, side cameras, side lasers, batteries, and antennas, are mounted to a long printed circuit board (PCB) along a long axis, while front cameras and lasers are mounted to a front PCB mounted orthogonally to a front edge of the long PCB.

An electromagnetic suturing device comprises a body, a coil in the body and a suturing element actuatable by a magnetic suturing track extending into the first end face, a second arm having a second end face opposing the first end face, a second suturing track extending into the second end face, a coil in the first arm, and a suturing element drivable by a magnetic field generated by the coil to move from the first suturing track to the second suturing track. An electro-magnetic hammer suturing device comprises a housing and a coil in the housing, a shuttle to reciprocate in the housing by an electromagnetic field generated by the coil and a suturing element to be actuated by the shuttle.

A method of using an endoscope that includes performing an endoscopy task with an endoscope. The endoscope includes a rod that is coupled to the endoscope and that extends from a rod base to a rod end. Performing the endoscopy task with the endoscope includes manipulating, by a hand of a user, a neck of the endoscope to move the neck along the length of the rod and to extend and retract a head of the neck a desired length past the rod end to perform the endoscopy task while the user is holding the endoscope.

The present application relates to an endoscope auxiliary examination system, a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium. The system comprises: an anatomical part identification module, used to perform frame-by-frame identification on collected endoscope examination images, determine every observation point part corresponding to each frame of the endoscope examination images, and map each observation point part to a preset site part; an attention recording module, used to determine a site part observation sequence according to a recorded observation time of each observation point part and an observation completeness of each site part determined by the anatomical part identification module; and a guidance module, used to determine a target site to be moved to, according to a current site part corresponding to a current frame endoscope examination image determined by the anatomical part identification module, the site part observation sequence and a preset physical depth of the current site part, and guiding endoscopic examination according to the current site part and the target site. According to the present application, an endoscopist is guided to operate an endoscope according to the most efficient route.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to intelligent endoscopy equipment which comprises an endoscope lens and a wire jacket, and the endoscope lens is arranged at one end of the wire jacket; the adjusting mechanism is mounted in the wire jacket, and one end of the adjusting mechanism penetrates into the endoscope lens; wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises an internal wire fixedly connected to the interior of the endoscope lens, and the other end of the internal wire penetrates into the interior of the wire jacket; according to the intelligent endoscopy equipment, under the action of the adjusting assembly, the observation irradiation angle of the endoscope lens can be adjusted, gas is injected into the inner guide pipe through the control assembly, the gas in the inner guide pipe is guided into the adjacent inner cavity, and therefore due to the fact that the surface of the silica gel sheet is in a wavy shape, the observation irradiation angle of the endoscope lens can be adjusted. Therefore, the angle of the endoscope lens is adjusted, and the observation effect of the endoscope is guaranteed.

This endoscope comprises: a rotating shaft which has a first shaft, a second shaft, and a protruding part that connects the first shaft to the second shaft; a pulley which is coupled to the protruding part and rotates together with the first shaft; an operation knob which is coupled to the second shaft, rotates together with the first shaft and the second shaft, and can be tilted with respect to the first shaft; a first wire which has a proximal end connected to the pulley and is wound around the pulley as the operation knob rotates; a second wire which has a proximal end held by the first shaft and is pulled as the operation knob tilts; a flexible tube in which the first wire and the second wire are disposed; and a curved part which is disposed at the tip end part of the flexible tube and connected with the tip end part of the first wire and the tip end part of the second wire. The curved part curves as the operation knob rotates or tilts.

The utility model relates to an auxiliary liquid supply device for endoscopy and ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) operation, which comprises a liquid supply unit, a driving mechanism and a blocking mechanism, and the liquid supply unit comprises an endoscope or mucosa cutting knife end liquid supply pipe, a pump pipe, a three-way joint, a liquid container and a connecting pipeline, the pump pipe, the endoscope or mucosa cutting knife end liquid supply pipe and the connecting pipeline are connected to three connectors of the three-way connector respectively, the blocking mechanism comprises a blocking end and an ejector rod, a water pipe clamping groove is formed in the blocking end, the connecting pipeline penetrates through a cylindrical hole section of the water pipe clamping groove, and the ejector rod abuts against the outer surface of the connecting pipeline. The release device is additionally arranged at the position, connected with the pump pipe of the peristaltic pump, of the liquid supply pipe at the end of the endoscope or the mucous membrane cutting knife, the blocking mechanism is additionally arranged on the liquid supply device, the blocking mechanism controls the pressure release channel of the release device to be closed or opened, liquid supply can be immediately fed and stopped, the examination or operation time is shortened, and the operation efficiency is improved. And the experience feeling of doctors and patients is improved.

A swallowable capsule has a primary magnet along a long axis that aligns between movable electromagnets in a magnetic endoscopy machine. A flip magnet is orthogonal to the long axis. The capsule is rolled around the long axis to flip orientation of a side camera on a side of the capsule. An external base electromagnet below the patient's feet is energized to roll the capsule. The base magnet acts on the flip magnet but not on the orthogonal primary magnet when the long axis is orthogonal to a magnetic axis of the base electromagnet. Most components such as a controller, the side camera, a side laser, batteries, and an antenna, are mounted to a long Printed Circuit Board (PCB) along the long axis, while a front camera and laser are mounted to a front PCB that is mounted orthogonally to a front edge of the long PCB.

This invention provides an information processing device, a control method for the information processing device, and a program that can streamline the creation of record documents based on the details of surgeries performed by medical practitioners. [Solution] The information processing device 1 includes an image acquisition unit 31 that acquires medical image information captured during surgery or endoscopic examination, a medical information acquisition unit 32 that acquires audio information including findings spoken during surgery or endoscopic examination, and a record document creation unit 36 ​​that creates a record document based on the medical image information and audio information.

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for navigating medical instruments. The present implementations more specifically relate to photometric image enhancement techniques for endoscopy. In some aspects, a machine learning model may be trained to infer an enhanced image from a low-quality image captured by the camera of an endoscope. As used herein, the term “low-quality image” refers to any image containing visual artifacts, obstructions, and / or other deficiencies. By contrast, an “enhanced image” is a digitally modified representation of a low-quality image that removes and / or corrects at least some of the visual artifacts, obstructions, or other deficiencies in the low-quality image. A controller for a medical system may extract information from the enhanced image based on one or more image processing operations and generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for navigating the instrument within the anatomy based at least in part on the information extracted from the enhanced image data.

Medical instrument device (10), in particular for use in endoscopic procedures in aqueous and / or non-aqueous solutions, comprising: - an instrument body (12) for insertion into a treatment area (13) and - a thermochromic element (14) which is arranged in and / or on the instrument body (12), wherein the thermochromic element (14) has a thermochromic transition temperature of less than 50°C.

The invention discloses an endoscope auxiliary system and a control method thereof, the endoscope auxiliary system is suitable for an endoscope, and the endoscope auxiliary system comprises a multi-core optical fiber sensor, a looping identification device and a visualization device; the multi-core optical fiber sensor is spirally distributed in the endoscope body along the axial direction of the endoscope body; and the looping identification device is used for receiving and analyzing the reflection spectrum signal of the fiber Bragg grating array in real time, constructing a three-dimensional shape of the endoscope body based on the reflection spectrum signal, identifying whether the endoscope body forms a looping or not based on the three-dimensional shape, and obtaining a looping result. Through combination of the optical fiber sensor and spectrum demodulation, more stable and reliable operation support is provided under the condition that deformation cannot be accurately monitored by a traditional endoscope, and the endoscopic examination efficiency, safety and diagnosis accuracy are improved.

The present invention relates to an endoscopic examination evaluation system and method based on a video understanding network. The system comprises: a behavior and action recognition module, which is configured to perform, on the basis of a pre-trained video understanding network model based on dual-cascade spatio-temporal attention, scene action recognition on an endoscopic examination video frame image collected by a video acquisition module, so as to obtain scene action recognition data; a cleaning-event recognition module, which is configured to perform association and mapping between a scene to be cleaned and a cleaning action in the scene action recognition data, so as to obtain a cleaning-event recognition data set; and an endoscopic examination recording module, which is configured to determine evaluation parameters of an endoscopic examination process on the basis of the cleaning-event recognition data set. In the present invention, semantic action classification and detection are performed on an endoscopic examination operation and a corresponding video image, and semantic action data and stipulated endoscopic examination action data are used to form comparable data to perform auxiliary prompting and index quantification, thereby promoting the standardization of endoscopic examinations.

A sealing device for use in endoscopy includes an elastic body with a leading end, a trailing end, and an inner surface defining a through opening. The outer surface has a smallest diameter in a middle portion and increases toward both ends, forming an hourglass contour that helps anchor within a patient's tissue. The inner surface also has a smallest diameter in its middle portion and broadens toward the ends, permitting a reliable seal around an endoscopic instrument. A slit extends from the leading end toward the middle portion, through the thickness of the body, to allow selective radial deformation during insertion and use. By conforming to various anatomical sizes and maintaining insufflation, this sealing device improves procedural efficiency and patient comfort during colonoscopy or other endoscopic examinations.

1. The name of this design product: Endoscopic Camera (UC60). 2. Purpose of this design product: used for monitoring and video recording during pipeline endoscope inspection. 3. The key point of the design of this product lies in the shape of the product. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the key points of the design: main view.

1. The name of the design product: wireless endoscope (4K). 2. The use of the design product: for endoscopy diagnosis; provide convenient operating environment for minimally invasive surgery. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: perspective view.

The present invention provides a fully automatic robot-assisted nasal endoscopy method and system, including a nasal endoscope, an image preprocessing module, an optical positioning module, a motion planning module, a force sensing module, and a control module. The fully automatic nasal endoscopy method includes the following steps: the robot clamps the nasal endoscope to an initial position; obtains an endoscopic image, and preprocesses the endoscopic image for image enhancement and optical flow estimation; inputs the endoscopic image, the corresponding optical flow map, and the current state of the robot into a deep learning network for motion and path planning; monitors the contact between the endoscope and the nasal tissue based on a force sensor system provided on the endoscope; and controls the robot's motion based on motion planning results and force feedback data. The present invention adopts the above-mentioned fully automatic robot-assisted nasal endoscopy method and system to control the robot to fully automatically perform the nasal endoscopy inspection process, thereby improving the efficiency and stability of nasal endoscopic surgery and diagnosis and treatment.

An intraoral assembly for endoscopy, including a bite bar, including a tubular section including a first end and a second end, a first flange arranged at the first end having an indentation therein, a second flange arranged at the second end, and a first through-hole, and a tongue restraint, including, a proximal end, a distal end, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side, a second side, and a hole extending from the proximal end to a location proximate the distal end, wherein the bite bar is adjustably and removably connectable to the tongue restraint. The tongue restraint having a pair of protrusions arranged in each of a pair of a channels. The tongue restraint having an extension arranged to be seated within the indentation of the bite bar.

The utility model provides an endoscope light source capable of fine dimming under low brightness, which comprises an LED light source and a control panel, and the emergent end of the LED light source is sequentially provided with a first convergent lens, a collimating lens, a photoelectric atomization slide and a second convergent lens; the control panel comprises an LED light source driving module, a dimming glass voltage adjusting module and a control module, and the LED light source driving module and the dimming glass voltage adjusting module are electrically connected with the control module; the photoelectric atomization slide is provided with a voltage regulation electrode, and the voltage regulation electrode is electrically connected with the dimming glass voltage regulation module. With the adoption of the technical scheme, high-precision and high-stability dimming under the condition of low brightness is realized by combining current regulation of the LED light source and voltage regulation of the photoelectric atomization slide, so that the requirement of a doctor on fine dimming in endoscopy is met; light source stability is enhanced, and light intensity fluctuation is reduced.