公开(公告)号：US10321815B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US16004516

申请日：2018-06-11

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hideharu Miyahara ,  Youhei Sakai ,  Yusuke Nakagawa

IPC: G02B6/04 ,  A61B1/05 ,  H01L27/14 ,  H04N5/369 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/07

Abstract: An image pickup module includes: an optical waveguide plate that includes a first waveguide, a second waveguide, and a third waveguide optically coupled to the first waveguide and the second waveguide through a branch portion; an image pickup device; a first optical device and a second optical device both mounted on the optical waveguide plate; an optical fiber; a ferrule into which the optical fiber is inserted; and a plurality of conductive wires. The ferrule includes a notch on a front surface, and distal end portions of the conductive wires are held between the optical waveguide plate and a surface of the notch of the ferrule. The other components are disposed within a plane of projection of the image pickup device.

公开(公告)号：US11366304B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-21

申请号：US17076185

申请日：2020-10-21

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yusuke Nakagawa ,  Youhei Sakai

IPC: G02B23/24

Abstract: An optical module for endoscope includes an optical element, an optical fiber, a ferrule including a first principal surface, a second principal surface, and a side surface, an opening of an insertion hole being present on the first principal surface, the insertion hole having a bottom surface made of a transparent material, the optical fiber being inserted into the insertion hole, the optical element being bonded to the second principal surface, an opening of a groove connected to the insertion hole being present on the first principal surface, the grove having a bottom surface made of the transparent material, and transparent resin disposed in the insertion hole and the groove of the ferrule.

公开(公告)号：US10786143B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US16413665

申请日：2019-05-16

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Youhei Sakai ,  Hideharu Miyahara

IPC: A61B1/04 ,  G02B6/42 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/07 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L27/14 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/369 ,  A61B1/00 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: An optical module includes an optical element including a light emitting section, a first wiring board, on a first principal plane of which the optical element is mounted, a ferrule functioning as a holding member including a through hole and disposed on a second principal plane of the first wiring board, an optical fiber inserted into the through hole of the ferrule, a side surface wiring board, a third principal plane of which is disposed in parallel to an optical axis and an end portion of which is connected to the first wiring board, an electrode being disposed on a fourth principal plane of the side surface wiring board, and a signal cable having a distal end portion bonded to the electrode of the side surface wiring board.

公开(公告)号：US10750941B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16406433

申请日：2019-05-08

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hideharu Miyahara ,  Youhei Sakai

IPC: A61B1/05 ,  G02B6/42 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L27/14 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H01L25/07 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An optical module includes an optical element, a first substrate, on a first principal plane of which the optical element is mounted, a holding member disposed on a second principal plane of the first substrate, an optical fiber inserted into a through hole of the holding member, a holding substrate with an opening, a wall surface of which is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the holding member, an interconnecting substrate connecting the first substrate and the holding substrate, a side surface substrate, an end portion of which is connected to the holding substrate and on which an electrode is disposed, and a signal cable, a distal end portion of which is bonded to the electrode of the side surface substrate.

公开(公告)号：US09291598B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-22

申请号：US14165866

申请日：2014-01-28

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Youhei Sakai ,  Naoki Yoshida ,  Fukashi Yoshizawa

IPC: G01N27/72 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B5/07 ,  A61B1/04

CPC classification number: G01N27/72 ,  A61B1/00036 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/073

Abstract: A biological information acquiring system includes a biological information acquiring apparatus having a biological information acquiring section, and a magnetic field generation section, and the biological information acquiring apparatus includes: a power source section which supplies power for driving the biological information acquiring section; a magnetic field detection section which outputs a magnetic field detection signal according to a detection result of a magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generation section; a first switching control section which performs control an on/off state of a first switch section connected to the power source section based on an output state of the magnetic field detection signal; and a second switching control section which performs control the on/off state of a second switch section connected between the first switch section and the biological information acquiring section, based on the output state of the magnetic field detection signal.

Abstract translation: 生物信息获取系统包括具有生物信息获取部分和磁场产生部分的生物信息获取装置，并且所述生物体信息获取装置包括：电源部，其供给用于驱动所述生物信息获取部的电力; 磁场检测部，其根据从磁场产生部产生的磁场的检测结果输出磁场检测信号; 第一切换控制部，其基于所述磁场检测信号的输出状态来进行与所述电源部连接的第一切换部的开/关状态的控制; 以及第二切换控制部，其基于所述磁场检测信号的输出状态，进行连接在所述第一切换部和所述生物信息获取部之间的第二切换部的开/关状态的控制。

公开(公告)号：US11172812B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16568399

申请日：2019-09-12

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Youhei Sakai ,  Keiichi Kobayashi ,  Yusuke Nakagawa

IPC: A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/00

Abstract: An endoscope includes an opto-electric composite module, an optical fiber, and a plurality of electric cables each including a core wire and a shielding wire. The opto-electric composite module includes a light emitting device, a wiring board including a plurality of bonding electrodes to which the plurality of core wires are bonded, a ferrule causing the optical fiber inserted into a first through hole to be optically coupled to the light emitting device, and a cable holder having grooves to which the plurality of core wires are fixed with the plurality of core wires so disposed as to be bonded to the plurality of respective bonding electrodes. The cable holder is a holder conductor electrically connected to a ground potential electrode of the image pickup device, and the shielding wires in the electric cables are bonded to the holder conductor of the cable holder via an electrically conductive member.

公开(公告)号：US09757010B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US13858433

申请日：2013-04-08

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Youhei Sakai ,  Fukashi Yoshizawa

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B5/07 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/06

CPC classification number: A61B1/00032 ,  A61B1/00027 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/065 ,  A61B5/073 ,  A61B5/4255 ,  A61B2562/0204 ,  A61B2562/0271

Abstract: A capsule endoscope includes: an in vivo information acquiring section that acquires information on an inside of a body of a subject; a battery that supplies power; a power source switch that turns on/off power supply from the battery to the in vivo information acquiring section; a detection section that includes at least two electrodes disposed on an outer face of a casing, and, upon detection of introduction to the inside of the body of the subject based on a change in electric resistance between the electrodes, outputs a detection signal; and a control section that controls the power source switch according to the detection signal.

公开(公告)号：US10088669B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US15148203

申请日：2016-05-06

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Youhei Sakai ,  Hideharu Miyahara

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G02B23/24 ,  G02B23/26 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/05 ,  G02B6/42 ,  A61B1/005

Abstract: An endoscope includes an insertion section in which a rigid distal end portion, a bending section for changing a direction of the rigid distal end portion, and a flexible portion are concatenated and an optical fiber that transmits an optical signal, the optical fiber being inserted through an inside of the insertion section. The rigid distal end portion is provided with an image pickup device, an optical element that converts an electric signal outputted by the image pickup device into the optical signal, a holding member including a through-hole, into which a distal end portion of the optical fiber is inserted, and a wiring board on which the optical element is mounted and to which the holding member is joined. The optical fiber is inserted through a center of the bending section.

公开(公告)号：US09952391B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US15710134

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Youhei Sakai ,  Yusuke Nakagawa

IPC: G02B6/36 ,  G02B6/34 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G02B6/42 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/045

CPC classification number: G02B6/4214 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/00165 ,  A61B1/045 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/051 ,  A61B1/06 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G02B6/138 ,  G02B6/42 ,  H04N7/22 ,  H04N2005/2255

Abstract: An optical transmission module includes a light emitting device for transmitting a first optical signal, a light receiving device for receiving a second optical signal, an optical fiber for guiding a third optical signal in which the first optical signal and the second optical signal are coupled, and an optical waveguide substrate having an optical waveguide made of first resin, wherein a groove formed on the optical waveguide substrate is provided with a prism having the optical fiber and a reflective face through which the first optical signal transmit, a first side face of the prism contacts a first wall face of the groove, and a second side face thereof contacts a second wall face of the groove.