Endoscope imaging system
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsPaul Thomas Mannion, Padraig Fogarty, Tony Garvey
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an endoscope imaging system including an endoscope configured to capture one or more images, the endoscope in communication with a laser system and a display, and a console, in communication with the endoscope, the laser system and the display, the console configured to receive one or more parameter settings from the laser system, receive the one or more captured images from the endoscope, generate one or more icons corresponding to the parameter settings and overlay the icons on the captured images depicted on the display.
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An endoscope imaging system, comprising:
- an endoscope configured to capture one or more images, the endoscope in communication with a laser system and a display;
- and
- a console in communication with the endoscope, the laser system, and the display, the console configured to:
- receive one or more parameter settings from the laser system,
- receive the one or more images from the endoscope,
- generate one or more icons corresponding to the one or more parameter settings, and
- overlay the one or more icons on the one or more images depicted on the display,
- wherein the console is included within an image overlay unit, the image overlay unit including a control panel having a plurality of selection buttons and a direction button, and wherein each selection button corresponds to one parameter setting and the direction button is configured to move the one or more icons around the display.
A method of depicting parameter settings of a laser system on a display of an endoscope, comprising:
- configuring one or more parameter settings of the laser system;
- capturing one or more images using the endoscope;
- generating one or more icons using a console in communication with the laser system, the endoscope, and the display, wherein the console is included within an image overlay unit, the image overlay unit including a control panel having a plurality of selection buttons and a direction button, and wherein each selection button corresponds to one parameter setting and the directional button is configured to move the one or more icons around the display;
- overlaying the one or more icons atop the one or more images;
- and
- depicting the one or more icons and the one or more images on the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.