Endoscope apparatus and operating method of endoscope apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11759098B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17086527

    申请日:2020-11-02

    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus including: a light source configured to emit illumination light including light in a first wavelength band included in a blue wavelength band, light in a first narrowband included in a green wavelength band, and light in a second narrowband having a same light absorption coefficient of hemoglobin as that of the light in the first narrowband; an imager configured to acquire a first image of an object in the first wavelength band, a first narrowband image of the object in the first narrowband, and a second narrowband image of the object in the second narrowband; and a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to implement acquiring scattering characteristics information based on a comparison result between the first narrowband image and the second narrowband image, and generating an observation image using the first image, the first narrowband image, and the scattering characteristics information.

    ELECTRODE UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210378729A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17354386

    申请日:2021-06-22

    Abstract: An electrode unit includes: an electrode supporting member provided with a pair of distal end rigid members, surfaces of which are covered by an electrically insulating material, and an elastic region having lower bending rigidity than bending rigidity of each of the pair of distal end rigid members; an electrode configured with electrode bodies respectively protruding downward from the pair of distal end rigid members of the electrode supporting member and a spanning portion that spans between respective lower end portions of the electrode bodies; and an operation member provided in a proximal end rigid member, and configured to move relative to the proximal end rigid member to cause the electrode to move in a direction in which the electrode protrudes relative to the distal end rigid members.

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