Scholly Fiberoptic Gmbh

B. Braun New Ventures Gmbh

Stefan Schröer

Matthias Kühn

Johannes Bourbon

Holger Reinecke

Amir Sarvestani

Daniel Härter

Joachim Jauss

Alexander Köhler

Lutz Labusch

Michael Schwärzle

Matthias Kuhn

Erwin Streck

Alexander Kohler

Rudolf Zepf

Maximilian Gotz

Niels Lemke

An image transfer arrangement () for the wireless transfer of image information items between a transmitter () and a receiver (), wherein at least two communication channels () which are physically independent of one another are formed between the transmitter () and the receiver () and enable impairment and interference-free communication.

Image transfer arrangement and method for image transfer

A flexible endoscope for insertion into the human body includes a flexible section arranged in a distal end region of the endoscope. The endoscope further includes a tip segment distally adjoining the flexible section, the tip segment being controllable by at least one tension cord. The flexible section is formed by means of an investment composition that is mechanically anchored to the tip segment and/or a proximal counter bearing, and the investment compound is elastically deformable.

Flexible endoscope based upon an investment composition

In summary, to simplify operation of a medical image acquisition system, it is proposed that the image acquisition system continuously monitors a current image acquisition situation and assigns at least one new function to at least one, preferably manual, operating element, which is adapted to a detected new image acquisition situation, in response to a change in the image acquisition situation, to the extent that said newly assigned function is adjustable and/or operable with the at least one operating element. To this end, the image acquisition system can detect the change in the image acquisition situation using predefined parameters by means of sensors and/or through communication with peripheral units and/or preferably through image analysis of an image sequence which is recorded with an image sensor of the image acquisition system.

Method for adaptive functional reconfiguration of operating elements of an image acquisition system and corresponding image acquisition system

A flexible endoscope for insertion into the human body includes a flexible section arranged in a distal end region of the endoscope. The endoscope further includes a tip segment distally adjoining the flexible section, the tip segment being controllable by at least one tension cord. A skeleton is formed in a flexible controllable section with guide elements that are movable relative to one another, each of which guides at least one tension cord laterally.

Flexible endoscope with skeleton structure

To simplify the use of a functional scope of a medical image recording system, for example an endoscopy system, a method is proposed in which an image processing unit of the image recording system recognizes predefined image recording situations on the basis of an image sequence recorded using an image sensor of the image recording system and in response thereto proposes an adaptation to a user that results in an improved display and/or an improved recording of the image sequence in the respective recognized image recording situation. The adaptation can relate here to an algorithm, using which the image sequence is processed after the recording, and/or an image recording method currently used to generate the image sequence.

Image recording system, which suggests situation-dependent adaptation proposals, and associated image recording method

An endoscope assembly has an endoscope, having an optical waveguide and having an image guide, wherein the image guide is configured to be uninterrupted up to its proximal end and has an image guide interface at its proximal end for optical connection to an image capturing unit, an illumination unit having a light source and having an optical waveguide interface for optical connection of the light source to an optical waveguide, and an image capturing unit having an image sensor and having an image guide interface for optical connection of the image sensor to an image guide.

Endoscope and endoscope assembly

The invention relates to a method for reconstructing an output image and/or a sequence of output images from raw image data, wherein, in at least one reconstruction chain between a recording of raw image data by means of an image recording device and a display of the output image and/or the sequence of output images on a display unit, at least one reconstruction step for reconstructing the output image and/or the sequence of output images is carried out, and wherein the result of the at least one reconstruction step is discarded when the result is recognized as invalid with respect to the fulfillment of a verification criterion.

Method for reconstructing an output image and/or a sequence of output images from raw image data, image recording device, image recording system, and overall system

A visualization module (), in particular for an endoscope (), having an image sensor () and an illumination unit () for lighting a field of view of the image sensor (), wherein the illumination unit () is arranged in the shadow of the image sensor () in the case of light that is incident perpendicularly on an end face () of the visualization module (), and the image sensor () and the illumination unit () are encapsulated at least partially in a transparent encapsulation material (). A method for producing a visualization module () is also provided.

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Freiburg, Germany

Stefan Schröer