Medical dimming control apparatus and dimming control method
US11464402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/24
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a medical dimming control apparatus including: a dimming control section configured to control a dimming in relation to an imaging of an observation target by an imaging device in accordance with a set dimming mode. The dimming mode at least includes a first dimming mode that controls the dimming at a first tracking speed and a second dimming mode that controls the dimming at a second tracking speed that is slower than the first tracking speed, and the dimming control section sets the first dimming mode on the basis of a change in an imaging-related behavior in the imaging device, and sets the second dimming mode in a case of determining that a predetermined condition is satisfied while executing the control in accordance with the first dimming mode.
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