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Patent No.:

US 12599293 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2023

Assist device, endoscope system, assist method and computer-readable recording medium

Applicant:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yasuo Tanigami, Tokyo, JP;

Yusuke Otsuka, Yokohama, JP;

Noriko Kuroda, Machida, JP;

Takaaki Igarashi, Mitaka, JP;

Assignee:

OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Michael J Carey

Assistant Examiner:

Stephen Floyd London

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/043 (2013.01); A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/00186 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01);
Abstract

An assist device includes: a processor configured to generate a fluorescence image based on an imaging signal that is generated by capturing an image of fluorescence caused by excitation light that is applied to a living tissue, calculate a fluorescence intensity based on the fluorescence image, based on the fluorescence intensity, estimate a placement period during which a medical tool is placed in a lumen, and output placement period information on the placement period and an observation image obtained by capturing an image of the living tissue.

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Tanigami, Yasuo. (2026). Assist device, endoscope system, assist method and computer-readable recording medium (U.S. Patent No. 12599293). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12599293

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