Signal processing device and medical observation system
AssigneeSony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
InventorNoriaki Fujita
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Abstract
A signal processing device 6 is connected to an endoscope 2 that examines a subject and outputs a signal in accordance with a result of the examination. The signal processing device 6 includes a plurality of internal modules 61 to 64 that process the signal output from the endoscope 2. The internal modules 61 to 64 are connected via an interface supporting a communication protocol and having a connector geometry, at least the communication protocol or both communication protocol and connector geometry conforming to a communication interface standard.
Claims9
A signal processing device for being connected to a medical observation apparatus that performs examination on a subject and outputs a signal in accordance with a result of the examination, the signal processing device comprising:
- a plurality of internal modules configured to process the signal output from the medical observation apparatus, wherein
- the internal modules are connected via an interface supporting a communication protocol and having a connector geometry, at least the communication protocol or both communication protocol and connector geometry conforming to a communication interface standard, and
- any one of the internal modules is a relay module configured to convert the signal output from the medical observation apparatus into a signal conforming to the communication interface standard and output the converted signal to another internal module.
A medical observation system comprising:
- a medical observation apparatus configured to perform an examination on a subject and output a signal in accordance with a result of the examination;
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- a signal processing device connected to the medical observation apparatus, the signal processing device comprising
- a plurality of internal modules configured to process the signal output from the medical observation apparatus, wherein
- the internal modules are connected via an interface supporting a communication protocol and having a connector geometry, at least the communication protocol or both communication protocol and connector geometry conforming to a communication interface standard, and
- any one of the internal modules is a relay module configured to convert the signal output from the medical observation apparatus into a signal conforming to the communication interface standard and output the converted signal to another internal module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.