Heat invasion observation apparatus, endoscope system, heat invasion observation system, and heat invasion observation method
US12329361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1412
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A heat invasion observation apparatus that observes a heat invasion to a biological tissue, the heat invasion observation apparatus includes a fluorescence image generation circuit configured to obtain an image pickup signal generated by picking up an image of fluorescence generated from a heat invasion area in the biological tissue irradiated with exciting light for exciting a substance contained in the heat invasion area, and generate fluorescence image data based on the obtained image pickup signal. The substance contained in the heat invasion area is a substance generated when the biological tissue is thermally processed.
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