公开(公告)号：US10524643B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15804261

申请日：2017-11-06

Applicant: KARL STORZ Endovision, Inc.

Inventor： Dashiell Birnkrant ,  Naushad Kasim ,  Margus Lohk ,  Indrek-Toomas Polluks

IPC: A61B1/04 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/42 ,  A61B1/00

Abstract: An image sensor module includes a circuit board, an image sensor, and a turning prism. The circuit board has first and second side sections each extending in a respective plane transverse to a plane of a center section to define a module interior volume. The image sensor has a bottom plane mounted on an inner face of the circuit board within the module interior volume. The turning prism has a mounting surface secured to a top plane of the image sensor. An electronic component arrangement is operatively mounted on the inner face of the circuit board between the image sensor and a circuit board rearward end. A number of wires providing power and data connections to the circuit board are operatively connected to contacts located on the circuit board in the interior volume between the electronic component arrangement and the circuit board rearward end.

公开(公告)号：US20230181019A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US17552117

申请日：2021-12-15

Applicant: KARL STORZ Endovision, Inc.

Inventor： Dashiell Birnkrant ,  Michael Kloter ,  Marko Radosevic ,  Indrek-Toomas Polluks ,  Pirasanth Sivathasan ,  Tyrel Waagen

IPC: A61B1/12 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/045 ,  H04N5/232

CPC classification number: A61B1/126 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/0655 ,  A61B1/045 ,  H04N5/23245 ,  H04N2005/2255

Abstract: An endoscopic system and method for its operation are disclosed. The system comprises a light source, an endoscope with a distal light entrance surface, an image sensor capturing images through the light entrance surface and a rinsing device for providing a rinsing fluid flow for rinsing the light entrance surface, the method including the steps of receiving a sensor signal from a sensor detecting a user input starting a rinsing operation of the rinsing device, and, upon receipt of the sensor signal, changing an illumination mode of the light source from a first illumination mode to a second illumination mode and/or changing the video capture from a first video capture mode to a second video capture mode. The second illumination and/or video capture mask undesirable visual artifacts which can occur when collecting images with a rolling shutter sensors while performing a liquid flush of the light entrance surface.

公开(公告)号：US20190133423A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US15804261

申请日：2017-11-06

Applicant: KARL STORZ Endovision, Inc.

Inventor： Dashiell Birnkrant ,  Naushad Kasim ,  Margus Lohk ,  Indrek-Toomas Polluks

IPC: A61B1/04 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G01J1/04

CPC classification number: A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/00096 ,  A61B1/0011 ,  A61B1/00188 ,  A61B1/051 ,  G01J1/0271 ,  G01J1/0477 ,  G01J1/42

Abstract: An image sensor module includes a circuit board, an image sensor, and a turning prism. The circuit board has first and second side sections each extending in a respective plane transverse to a plane of a center section to define a module interior volume. The image sensor has a bottom plane mounted on an inner face of the circuit board within the module interior volume. The turning prism has a mounting surface secured to a top plane of the image sensor. An electronic component arrangement is operatively mounted on the inner face of the circuit board between the image sensor and a circuit board rearward end. A number of wires providing power and data connections to the circuit board are operatively connected to contacts located on the circuit board in the interior volume between the electronic component arrangement and the circuit board rearward end.

公开(公告)号：US20240260825A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18641080

申请日：2024-04-19

Applicant: KARL STORZ Endovision, Inc.

Inventor： Dashiell Birnkrant ,  Michael Kloter ,  Marko Radosevic ,  Indrek-Toomas Polluks ,  Pirasanth Sivathasan ,  Tyrel Waagen

IPC: A61B1/12 ,  A61B1/045 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/06 ,  H04N23/50 ,  H04N23/667

CPC classification number: A61B1/126 ,  A61B1/045 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/0655 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/555

Abstract: An endoscopic system and method for its operation are disclosed. The system comprises a light source, an endoscope with a distal light entrance surface, an image sensor capturing images through the light entrance surface and a rinsing device for providing a rinsing fluid flow for rinsing the light entrance surface, the method including the steps of receiving a sensor signal from a sensor detecting a user input starting a rinsing operation of the rinsing device, and, upon receipt of the sensor signal, changing an illumination mode of the light source from a first illumination mode to a second illumination mode and/or changing the video capture from a first video capture mode to a second video capture mode. The second illumination and/or video capture mask undesirable visual artifacts which can occur when collecting images with a rolling shutter sensors while performing a liquid flush of the light entrance surface.

公开(公告)号：US11986164B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17552117

申请日：2021-12-15

Applicant: KARL STORZ Endovision, Inc.

Inventor： Dashiell Birnkrant ,  Michael Kloter ,  Marko Radosevic ,  Indrek-Toomas Polluks ,  Pirasanth Sivathasan ,  Tyrel Waagen

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/045 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/12 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/50

CPC classification number: A61B1/126 ,  A61B1/045 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/0655 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/555

Abstract: An endoscopic system and method for its operation are disclosed. The system comprises a light source, an endoscope with a distal light entrance surface, an image sensor capturing images through the light entrance surface and a rinsing device for providing a rinsing fluid flow for rinsing the light entrance surface, the method including the steps of receiving a sensor signal from a sensor detecting a user input starting a rinsing operation of the rinsing device, and, upon receipt of the sensor signal, changing an illumination mode of the light source from a first illumination mode to a second illumination mode and/or changing the video capture from a first video capture mode to a second video capture mode. The second illumination and/or video capture mask undesirable visual artifacts which can occur when collecting images with a rolling shutter sensors while performing a liquid flush of the light entrance surface.