Abstract:
An endoscope power supply system includes an endoscope including an imaging unit that images an object, a housing apparatus to which the endoscope is detachably connected, a plurality of power source units that are provided in the housing apparatus and configured to output electric power different from one another, switches each provided in an output stage of each of the power source units of the housing apparatus and formed of two FETs that are back-to-back connected, and a controller that is provided in the housing apparatus, selects a power source unit necessary to operate the endoscope from the power source units, and controls the switches to output electric power generated by the selected power source unit to the endoscope.
Abstract:
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that images a subject to generate a plurality of pieces of image data having information corresponding to different types of color components at same pixel positions, an operation mode setting unit that sets an operation mode of the imaging unit, a thinning rate setting unit that sets a thinning rate relative to each of the plurality of pieces of image data of the different types of color components in accordance with the operation mode, a thinning processor that performs thinning processing relative to each of the plurality of pieces of image data of the different types of color components generated by the imaging unit in accordance with the thinning rate, and a transmission unit that transmits the plurality of pieces of image data of different types of color components subjected to the thinning processing.
Abstract:
A video processor includes: a judgement section configured to judge whether an input is a 2D or 3D image signal; an LR synthesis section configured to embed left and right image signals into an image signal in a side-by-side format to output the signal if the input is the 3D image signal and configured to embed a 2D image signal into a position corresponding to one of the left and right in an image signal in a side-by-side format to output the signal if the input is the 2D image signal; and an image processing section configured to apply image processing to the image signal in the side-by-side format.
Abstract:
A camera control unit for an endoscope includes a power supply, an identifying portion, a control portion, and a switch. The power supply generates a required voltage for each of the plurality of various endoscopes expected to be connected to the camera control unit. The identifying portion identifies the required voltage of one of the various endoscope connected to the camera control unit. The control portion controls the power supply in such a manner that power having the required voltage is generated according to an identification result of the identifying portion. The switch is disposed on a power supply path connected to the power supply. The switch is set to alternate between conduction and/or blocking of the power supply path.
Abstract:
An endoscope system includes: an insertion portion; an illumination portion that emits a plurality of illuminating lights of different hues to each other; an image pickup portion that picks up an optical image formed by an objective optical system in a distal end portion of the insertion portion; a channel that opens in a distal end portion of the insertion portion; a laser probe that is inserted through the channel and has an irradiation portion in a distal end region; a hue range setting portion that sets a hue range of the laser probe in accordance with a hue of an illuminating light; an image analysis portion that detects a hue range portion in a color image obtained from the image pickup portion; and a control portion that permits laser output only in a case where the hue range portion is detected.
Abstract:
An endoscope system includes: an endoscope including an insertion portion, an image pickup portion that acquires a plurality of images by time-sequentially picking up optical images of a subject by means of an objective optical system provided in a distal end portion of the insertion portion, and a channel that opens at the distal end portion of the insertion portion; a laser probe that is inserted through the channel; an image analysis portion that detects an area showing the laser probe with respect to each image; and a control portion that permits laser output only in a case where it is determined that the laser probe protrudes from the opening of the channel based on detection results with respect to the area showing the laser probe for a plurality of images that are time-sequentially consecutive.