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Granted Patent B2
US 12,733,787 · App. 18/563,848 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Endoscope imaging system

Inventors: Paul Thomas Mannion (Eliot, ME); Padraig Fogarty (Ballina-Killaloe, IE); Tony Garvey (Listowel, IE)
Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
A61B1/00009A61B1/0004A61B1/0005A61B17/00A61B2017/00154A61B2017/00199A61B2017/00973
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Patent No.
US 12,733,787
App. No.
18/563,848
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is an endoscope imaging system including an endoscope configured to capture one or more images, the endoscope in communication with a laser system and a display, and a console, in communication with the endoscope, the laser system and the display, the console configured to receive one or more parameter settings from the laser system, receive the one or more captured images from the endoscope, generate one or more icons corresponding to the parameter settings and overlay the icons on the captured images depicted on the display.

Claims (39)

1 . An endoscope imaging system, comprising:

an endoscope configured to capture one or more images, the endoscope in communication with a laser system and a display; and

a console in communication with the endoscope, the laser system, and the display, the console configured to:

receive one or more parameter settings from the laser system,

receive the one or more images from the endoscope,

generate one or more icons corresponding to the one or more parameter settings, and

overlay the one or more icons on the one or more images depicted on the display,

wherein the console is included within an image overlay unit, the image overlay unit including a control panel having a plurality of selection buttons and a direction button, and wherein each selection button corresponds to one parameter setting and the direction button is configured to move the one or more icons around the display.

2 . The endoscope imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the console is wired to the endoscope.

3 . The endoscope imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the console is in wireless communication with one or more of the laser system, the endoscope, or the display.

4 . The endoscope imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the console includes one or more processors, an energy source, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a plurality of logic modules.

5 . The endoscope imaging system according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of logic modules are configured to perform operations, comprising:

receiving the one or more parameter settings from the laser system;

receiving one or more images from the endoscope;

selecting the one or more parameter settings to depict on the display;

generating the one or more icons corresponding to the one or more parameter settings;

overlaying the one or more icons atop the one or more images; and

depicting the one or more icons overlaid on the one or more captured images on the display.

6 . The endoscope imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameter settings include one or more of a pulse energy, a pulse frequency, a pulse duration, a total power, or a pulse width.

7 . The endoscope imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the image overlay unit is coupled with each of the endoscope, the laser system, and the display via wired connection.

8 . The endoscope imaging system according to claim 7 , wherein the image overlay unit includes a laser system input, an endoscope input, and a display output.

9 . A method of depicting parameter settings of a laser system on a display of an endoscope, comprising:

configuring one or more parameter settings of the laser system;

capturing one or more images using the endoscope;

generating one or more icons using a console in communication with the laser system, the endoscope, and the display, wherein the console is included within an image overlay unit, the image overlay unit including a control panel having a plurality of selection buttons and a direction button, and wherein each selection button corresponds to one parameter setting and the directional button is configured to move the one or more icons around the display;

overlaying the one or more icons atop the one or more images; and

depicting the one or more icons and the one or more images on the display.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein one or more of the laser system, the endoscope, or the display are coupled with the console via a wired connection.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein one or more of the laser system, the endoscope, or the display are coupled with the console via a wireless connection.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the parameter settings include one or more of a pulse energy, a pulse frequency, a pulse duration, a total power, or a pulse width.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein generating the one or more icons includes a user selecting the one or more parameter settings to be depicted on the display.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more parameter settings to be depicted on the display are selected by the user via the control panel of the image overlay unit.

15 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the one or more icons correspond to the one or more parameter settings.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the one or more icons includes icons for all of the parameter settings received by the console.

17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the one or more icons includes icons for the parameter settings selected by a user.

18 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein overlaying the one or more icons on the one or more images includes:

receiving the one or more parameter settings from the laser system by the console, and

receiving the one or more images from the endoscope by the console.

19 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein depicting the one or more icons and the one or more images on the display includes a user determining the icons depicted on the display.

Continuity (2)
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