Title:
ENDOSCOPE CONTAMINATION DETECTION DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR, AND ENDOSCOPE CONTAMINATION DETECTION METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/176511
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An endoscope contamination detection device 1 comprises an observation window 11d for emitting light having a specific wavelength to an endoscope and receiving fluorescence emitted by a contaminant attached to a surface of the endoscope, an image forming unit 19a which forms a first image from the received fluorescence, an image processing unit 19b which processes the first image and forms a second image in which the part contaminated by the contaminant is emphasized, and an output processing unit 19c which outputs the second image.
Inventors:
HASHIMOTO YUICHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2020/008664
Publication Date:
September 10, 2021
Filing Date:
March 02, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
International Classes:
A61B1/00; A61B1/12; G01N21/64; G01N21/88
Foreign References:
| US20180067051A1 | 2018-03-08 | |||
| JP2011194164A | 2011-10-06 | |||
| JP2008173399A | 2008-07-31 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ITOH-SHIN PATENT OFFICE (JP)
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