公开(公告)号：US20160276085A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US15171000

申请日：2016-06-02

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Kaoru MATSUKI ,  Yu KONDO

IPC: H01F13/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  H01F7/06

CPC classification number: H01F13/003 ,  A61B1/00078 ,  A61B1/0057 ,  G02B23/2476 ,  H01F1/447 ,  H01F7/06 ,  H01F7/064

Abstract: A variable hardness actuator includes a flexible tubular member; plural particles of magnetic powder filling the tubular member; a coil wound around an outer circumference of the tubular member, surrounding the magnetic powder; a drive unit configured to supply electric current to the coil; and a directing unit used to give a direction to the drive unit to supply the electric current, wherein the coil generates a magnetic field using the electric current supplied from the drive unit in response to the direction from the directing unit, causing the plural particles of magnetic powder to magnetize spontaneously, magnetically couple together, and harden.

Abstract translation: 可变硬度致动器包括柔性管状构件; 填充管状构件的多个磁粉颗粒; 缠绕在所述管状构件的外周的线圈，围绕所述磁性粉末; 配置为向所述线圈供给电流的驱动单元; 以及用于给驱动单元提供电流的方向的引导单元，其中线圈使用从驱动单元提供的电流响应于来自引导单元的方向产生磁场，使得多个颗粒 磁粉自发磁化，磁耦合在一起，硬化。

公开(公告)号：US20180116492A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15846537

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Masashi YAMADA ,  Atsuyoshi SHIMAMOTO ,  Mitsuru NAMIKI ,  Keiichiro NAKAJIMA ,  Takamitsu SAKAMOTO ,  Mikihiko TERASHIMA ,  Yoko OKABE ,  Yu KONDO

IPC: A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/00172 ,  A61B1/042 ,  A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/0646 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/317 ,  G02B23/2407 ,  G02B23/2423 ,  G02B23/2453 ,  G02B23/2469 ,  G02B23/2476 ,  G02B26/103 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/2354 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N9/04557 ,  H04N2005/2255

Abstract: Provided is a scanning endoscope system including: an illumination-light emitting portion that is inserted into a body of a patient and that emits illumination light emitted from a light-source portion toward an imaging subject in the body in a spot-like manner; a light scanner that scans the illumination light on the imaging subject; and a light detector that is disposed at a body surface of the patient, and that detects reflected light coming from the scanning position in the imaging subject, at which the illumination light is scanned by the light scanner.