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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Noriaki Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); A61B 1/06 (2013.01); G06T 7/0014 (2013.01); G06T 2200/28 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10068 (2013.01); H04N 7/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal processing device is connected to an endoscope that examines a subject and outputs a signal in accordance with a result of the examination. The signal processing device includes a plurality of internal modules that process the signal output from the endoscope. The internal modules are connected via an interface supporting a communication protocol and having connector geometry, at least the communication protocol or both communication protocol and connector geometry conforming to a communication interface standard.