Endoscopic system for enhanced visualization
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsChristopher A. BENNING, Paul Daniel AQUILINO
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Abstract
A medical device, configured for insertion into a body, may include an elongate member extending from a proximal end to a distal end, where the distal end may be configured to be positioned inside the body. The medical device may also include an imaging device positioned at the distal end. The medical device may further include a plurality of light sources positioned at the distal end, wherein a characteristic of light delivered through a first light source may be controlled independent of the characteristic of light delivered through a second light source.
Claims21
1-22. (canceled)
A medical device configured for insertion into a body, comprising:
- an elongate member extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end configured to be positioned inside the body;
- an imaging device positioned at the distal end and configured to detect an image pattern;
- a plurality of light sources positioned at the distal end, wherein each light source illuminates a different region, and the regions together form the image pattern;
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- a control device having a processor configured to execute instructions that automatically control each light source of the plurality of light sources to deliver light based on the detected image pattern, and automatically vary a characteristic of light directed through a first light source of the plurality of light sources independent of a characteristic of light directed through a second light source of the plurality of light sources based on the detected image pattern.
A medical device configured for insertion into a body, comprising:
- an elongate member extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end configured to be positioned inside the body;
- an imaging device positioned at the distal end and configured to detect an image pattern;
- a plurality of light sources positioned at the distal end, wherein each light source illuminates a different region, and the regions together form the image pattern;
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- a control device having a processor configured to execute instructions that automatically control each light source of the plurality of light sources to deliver light based on the detected image pattern, wherein the control device is configured to:
- compare the detected image pattern to a list of image patterns;
- automatically adjust a characteristic of each light source to a preset illumination pattern for the detected image pattern, if the detected image pattern corresponds to an image pattern in the list of image patterns;
- receive a manual adjustment of a characteristic of one or more of the plurality of light sources or automatically adjust a characteristic of one or more of the plurality of light sources to create a new illumination pattern for the detected image pattern, if the detected image pattern does not correspond to an image pattern in the list of image patterns;
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- add the new illumination pattern to the list of taught image patterns if the detected image pattern is not on the list of image patterns.
A medical device configured for insertion into a body, comprising:
- an elongate member extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end configured to be positioned inside the body;
- a plurality of light sources positioned at the distal end, wherein each light source illuminates a different region, and the regions together form an image pattern;
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- a control device having a processor configured to execute instructions that automatically control each light source of the plurality of light sources to deliver light according to a plurality of preset illumination patterns, wherein each preset illumination pattern of the plurality of preset illumination patterns is optimized for a different endoscopic procedure or a different location within the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.