Biopsy information recording apparatus for endoscope

• US 4,654,701 A
• Filed: 08/30/1985
• Issued: 03/31/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Yabe, Hisao
• Primary Examiner(s): Britton, Howard W.
• Application Number:
  US06/771,050
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• Field of Search: 358/98, 358/107, 358/183, 128/4-6, 128/749, 128/751
• US Class Current: 348/74
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/00 Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis vaccination prophylaxis, vaccination therapy A61B17/20; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination menstruation tables G06C3/00; Throat striking implements
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A biopsy information recording apparatus is disclosed which comprises a memory for storing, as a still picture frame, image information from an endoscopic image sensor provided in an endoscope, an input unit for providing information of a position at which biopsy material is extracted by forceps inserted into the forceps channel of the endoscope, and a counter for counting the number of biopsy extractions to provide information of the sampled order of the extracted biopsy material, the sampled order information being stored in a frame memory together with image information at a memory position corresponding to the position information.

Claims

1. A biopsy information recording apparatus comprising:

first memory means for storing, as a still picture frame, image information from an endoscopic image pick-up unit provided in an endoscope having a forceps channel;

input means for inputting information representing a position at which biopsy material is extracted by forceps inserted into the forceps channel of said endoscope;

means for producing information representing a sampled order of the extracted biopsy material;

second memory means for storing said position information and sampled order information; and

means for recording said sampled order information at the memory position of said first memory which corresponds to said position information.

2. The biopsy information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said input means comprises:

display means having a display surface for displaying the image information stored in said first memory means as a still picture frame; and

touch switch panel means provided integrally on the display surface of said display means, and rendered operative when touched, thus providing positional information representing a given position of the still picture displayed on said display surface.

3. The biopsy information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said input means comprises display means having a display surface for displaying, as a still picture frame, image information stored in said first memory means, and touch switch panel means provided integrally on the display surface of said display means and rendered operative when touched, thus providing positional information representative of a given position of the still picture displayed on said display surface;

and wherein said sampled order information providing means counts an output signal from said touch switch panel means and providing sampled order information to said second memory means.

4. The biopsy information recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said display means displays both said sampled order information stored in said second memory means and said still picture information.

5. A biopsy information recording apparatus comprising:

first memory means for storing, as a still picture frame, image information from an endoscopic image pick-up unit provided in an endoscope having a forceps channel;

input means for inputting information of biopsy material extracted by forceps inserted into the forceps channel of said endoscope;

second memory means for storing said position information and sampled order information;

means for storing said sample order information at the memory position of said first memory means, which corresponds to said position information; and

means for producing a patient'"'"'s chart by printing said sampled order information and still picture information stored in said first memory means.