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Legislature in brief
Published: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 9:50 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 9:51 a.m.
Should oil-spill records be public?
A last-minute policy approval from the Senate that would open to the public all administrative documents related to the developing Gulf oil crisis appears unlikely to pass the House.
Sen. Robert Adley, R-Benton, attached the amendment to House Bill 37 by Rep. Gary Smith, D-Norco, which deals with inmate records, but that measure has yet to come up for concurrence.
A House member amended yet another bill Thursday that would make all records in the Governor's Office involving the BP rig explosion open to public review. Rep. Wayne Waddell, R-Shreveport, put the rider on Senate Bill 167 by Sen. Mike Walsworth, R-West Monroe, which deals with cemetery records.
The move failed 54-42 in the House.
The tally breaks down largely along party lines. Local lawmakers voting in favor of the amendment to make the oil-spill records public were Reps. Damon Baldone, D-Houma; Jerry Gisclair, D-Larose; and Dee Richard of Thibodaux. Against were Reps. Gordon Dove, R-Houma, and Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville.
Adley and Waddell unsuccessfully pushed bills this session to open most records in the Governor's Office to public view.
While the rider on SB 167 is dead, the House must still take up HB 37 before the session ends Monday.
Island toll exemption resurrected
With help from a Jefferson Parish lawmaker, Rep. Jerry Gisclair, D-Larose, was able to include residents from Grand Isle in a proposed exemption for the new La. 1 bridge.
Gisclair's House Bill 636 originally excluded only official town vehicles from paying the toll, but it was amended on the House floor by Rep. Damon Baldone, D-Houma, to include the island's 1,400 residents.
A Senate committee, however, stripped the provision last week out of concerns it would cost too much — about $20,000 annually.
But when HB 636 reached the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. John Alario, D-Westwego, put Gisclair's legislation back the way it was when it came out of the House.
Gisclair concurred with Alario's change, and the bill was adopted.
All members of the Houma-Thibodaux delegation voted in favor of the amendment and the bill. It now heads to Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Terrebonne likely to oversee museum
A bill that would give oversight of the planned South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center to Terrebonne Parish government was endorsed Thursday by the House.
The center, now in the planning stages, is now being administered the Secretary of State's Office.
Last year, lawmakers pushed to relocate the project to the Governor's Office of Coastal Activities, but officials were worried that the planned center and the office would be competing for the same pools of money.
Earlier in the ongoing session, there was also an attempt to put the center under the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, but sources there said department leadership was lukewarm on the idea, especially as an unprecedented budget crunch grips state government.
So Senate Bill 562 by Sen. Norby Chabert, D-Houma, would move the center back where it started.
Terrebonne Parish government already owns the 2.5 acres behind Houma's Civic Center, where the center will be built.
All of the House members from the Houma-Thibodaux delegation voted in favor of SB 562. The bill awaits action by Gov. Bobby Jindal.
No contracts for convicted officials
People convicted of public corruption crimes would be prohibited from bidding on state and local government construction projects under a bill headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal.
House Bill 1292 by Rep. Walker Hines, D-New Orleans, would permanently bar anyone who was convicted or who pleaded guilty to public bribery, corrupt influencing, extortion or money laundering from bidding for a public works contract.
Anyone who was convicted or who pleaded guilty to a second list of nine crimes — including theft, false accounting, forgery and bank fraud — would be prohibited from bidding on the contracts for five years if the crime was in connection with a government construction project.
Also headed to Jindal is Senate Bill 720, which would nullify any contract between a state or local public body that results in a final conviction on charges of fraud, bribery, corruption or other criminal acts.
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Participants will be a part of a small, supportive group lead by a trained lifestyle coach. You'll learn about healthier eating habits, ways to be more physically active and other behavior changes over the course of 16 weekly one-hour sessions. The group will continue meeting monthly, completing a full year of My Choice. . . My Health. As a participant, you'll be working towards:
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To qualify for My Choice. . . My Health, participants must be overweight and at high risk for developing diabetes. Not sure if that's you? Take the CDC's Prediabetes Test to determine your risk. Your doctor can also tell you if you're at risk through a blood test with one of the following results:
- Fasting plasma glucose between 100-125 mg/d
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Family history also is a major risk factor, as well as a history of gestational diabetes.
- The NKFM is a premier provider of the Diabetes Prevention Program in Michigan. Since starting My Choice. . . My Health in 2012, we've served over 500 participants in 35 different classes in 20 cities throughout Michigan…and counting!
- In November 2014, the NKFM was the first organization in Michigan to receive full recognition under the CDC's Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program (DPRP). The purpose of the DPRP is to recognize programs that have shown that they can effectively deliver a proven lifestyle change program to prevent type 2 diabetes.
- My Choice. . . My Health participants have lost an average of 5.3% of their starting body weight and are physically active for an average of 185 minutes per week.
- Nearly 90% of My Choice. . . My Health participants feel very confident in their ability to eat healthier and to be physically active for 150 minutes per week.
- The NKFM is experienced in providing evidence-based programs and is a leader in diabetes prevention.
Based on research funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, My Choice. . . My Health reduces the risk of new cases of developing type 2 diabetes by 58%, and by 71% in people over the age of 60.
"When I first heard of the My Choice. . . My Health: Diabetes Prevention Program I was not on board. I didn't think it pertained to me, but I attended because of my wife's suggestion. The program opened my eyes each week as I attended the weekly sessions. I have to say, having my wife at my side for support was a blessing. The benefits from what I learned will stay with me for a lifetime! I now look at labels on food, think twice about what I'm eating with more controlled portions, and have increased exercise by joining the YMCA. Listening to others in the class and their problems were very much of my own. The whole workshop was a good experience! I'm thankful towards my lifestyle coach for doing an excellent job!" Doug - Taylor, MI
"The My Choice. . . My Health program is taught in layers, and wasn't daunting at all. Each session is structured in a way you can easily wrap your brain around, and the lessons tag on to the lifestyle changes learned in the previous weeks. This program changed my understanding of what 'exercise' really is. I realized physical activity was more manageable when I was actually being active rather than exercising in place. I try to take extra walks with my dog as a way to increase my activity level in a productive way. I had a fabulous experience participating in the program. I appreciate the support from my lifestyle coach as well as the participants in my class always supporting one another." Gretchen - Ada, MI
Thank you to our generous program supporters:
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Lifestyle coaches receive free training and certification to implement the program and do not need to be health care professionals. A per session stipend of $50 is provided to facilitators. Facilitators should be able to commit to leading one workshop per year (this includes the 16 weekly sessions, and 6-8 follow up monthly sessions). Weekly time commitment varies between 4-6 hours per week.
We are currently looking for Coaches to teach in the following locations: Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Flint, Grand Rapids, Holland, Zeeland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Oakland and Wayne County.
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To apply to become a lifestyle coach, please fill out the online interest form. The NKFM has established policies and procedures to ensure the quality of its Diabetes Prevention Program. Please read My Choice. . . My Health's lifestyle coach statement of understanding to further understand the requirements of a lifestyle coach.
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Take control of rising diabetes-related costs and ensure the health of your employees and consider including My Choice. . . My Health in your suite of health benefits.
Know the facts:
Diabetes currently affects 1 in 10 adults, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates as many as 1 in 5 adults could have type 2 diabetes by 2025, if nothing changes. (Population Health Metrics:2010)
People with diagnosed diabetes incur on average 2.3 times the medical expenses of comparable people without diabetes. (Diabetes Care:2010)
U.S. economic burden of pre-diabetes and diabetes reached $218B (2007). This estimate includes $153B in higher medical costs and $65 billion in reduced productivity. (Health Affairs:2007)
Diabetes accounts for 15 million absent work days; 120 million work days with reduced productivity; and 107 million work days lost due to diabetes-related unemployment. (National Business Coalition on Health: July 2013)
People on average, have medical expenditures approximately 2.3 times higher that what expenditures would be in the absence of diabetes. (Diabetes Care:2013)
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DiningSunset Grill and Lounge - This family restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered.
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Children under 17 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
This property does not have elevators.
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this seems to need an overhaul:
Section 7 says:
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Hah, that was yesterday.
You just need to go to
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Founder and Executive Director of the Global Children's Organization, Judith Jenya, will speak on volunteering, planning and activism, on Thursday, April 4th at 5:30 p.m. in the Library Pillow Room. The talk is supported by the Sarah Lawrence College Global Studies faculty, and the Offices of Community Partnerships and Service Learning, and Student Affairs. The International Relations Committee of The League of Women Voters is co-sponsoring the talk which is free and open to the public.
Striving to heal children traumatized by war and violence, Judith Jenya founded the Global Children's Organization in 1992. The organization regularly holds a peace-building summer camp for children who were affected by the conflicts in the Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. In 1999, the organization founded a summer camp in Donegal, Ireland, for Catholic and Protestant children from Northern Ireland. The programs and summer camps encourage children to explore creative ways to resolve disputes while living in diverse communities.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|4 Jul 1989
|Filing date
|8 Feb 1988
|Priority date
|13 Feb 1987
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Hisao Yabe, Shigeru Nakajima
|Original Assignee
|Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (51), Classifications (8), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an endoscope apparatus, and more specifically, to an electronic endoscope apparatus provided with a solid-state image sensor, such as a charge-coupled device.
2. Description of the related art including information disclosed under �� 1.97-1.99.
Conventionally, an electronic endoscope contains a solid-state image sensor, such as a charge-coupled device, in its distal potion. An image of an object in the body cavity is electrically sensed by the image sensor, and an image signal delivered from the sensor is transmitted through a transmission line of the endoscope to a monitor, and is displayed as an image thereon. According to such an electronic endoscope apparatus, an endoscope control device, including e.g. a light source, video processor, etc., is provided independently of the electronic endoscope. The control device drives the image sensor, converts the image signal from the sensor into a standard television signal, and supplies the TV signal to the monitor.
In the endoscope apparatus as described above, electronic endoscopes of various types are used having insertion sections of different lengths, depending on the region to be observed. Thus, the length of the signal transmission line, extending from the solid-state image sensor at the endoscope distal portion to the endoscope control device, varies depending on the type of the endoscope used. If the transmission line is too long, the waveform of a driving pulse may possibly be distorted by a signal conductor, so that the image sensor sometimes cannot be accurately driven by the driving pulse. Moreover, the transmission of the image signal from the image sensor through the transmission line is delayed by the transmission line.
In general, an image signal from the solid-state image sensor is a scattered pulsative signal, which is held or clamped and converted into a continuous signal by the video processor in the endoscope control device. If the image signal is delayed, therefore, it is held with a time lag behind a predetermined timing, so that an accurate signal cannot be obtained from the video processor. The degree of waveform deterioration by the signal transmission line and the delay time depend on the length of the transmission line. The transmission line length varies depending on the type of the endoscope apparatus used. Presently available endoscope apparatuses include, for example, endoscope apparatuses in which a CCD TV camera is mounted on an eyepiece portion of an endoscope without a solid-state image sensor therein, apparatuses using an electronic endoscope, electronic versions of different lengths. Thus, the transmission-line delay time varies according to the endoscope apparatus used.
In order to solve these problems, a suggestion has been made that the endoscope control device or endoscope be provided with a compensation circuit for compensating the image signal depending on the type of the endoscope used. If the endoscope control device is furnished with such a signal compensation circuit, however, it is complicated in circuit configuration, and has reduced reliability. If the compensation circuit is attached to the endoscope, on the other hand, a number of compensation means must be provided for various types of endoscopes, thus entailing increase in the number of components used in the apparatus.
The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic endoscope apparatus compatible with any type of electronic endoscopes.
According to the present invention, endoscopes of a number of types are classified into a plurality of groups, depending on the length of the insertion section, for example. The signal transmission cable length is determined for each of these groups. Transmission cables of the same length are inserted into various endoscopes belonging to each group, and group identification information means is provided for group identification. When group discrimination circuit means identifies the group, based on identification information given by the group identification information means, an image signal reception circuit processes an image signal in accordance with the identified group or a transfer lag.
FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of an electronic endoscope apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a time chart showing driving pulses for driving a solid-state image sensor;
FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a differentiating circuit constituting a matching circuit;
Fig. 4 is a time chart showing driving pulses and image signals;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an arrangement of an electronic endoscope apparatus using a fiberscope TV camera;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an arrangement of an electronic endoscope apparatus furnished with an electronic endoscope of an image-guide-fiber type;
FIG. 7 is a side view of an endoscope operating section;
FIG. 8A is a sectional view of the operating section;
FIG. 8B is a sectional view of a switch member;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing an arrangement of an electronic endoscope apparatus with a group of cables for cable compensation in an endoscope control device;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an arrangement of an electronic endoscope apparatus with a matching circuit and a delay circuit at an endoscope connector section;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing an arrangement of an electronic endoscope apparatus for disaster relief; and
FIG. 12 is a sectional view of an insertion section of the endoscope shown in FIG. 11.
In an endoscope apparatus shown in FIG. 1, endoscope 1 is adapted to be removably attached to endoscope control device 2. The image output of control device 2 is coupled to monitor 3.
Objective lens 8 is attached to the end face of the distal portion of endoscope 1, and solid-state image sensor 9 formed of e.g. a CCD is disposed in the endoscope distal portion so as to face the objective lens. Drive cable 10 and image signal transmission cable 11 are connected to image sensor 9. Cables 10 and 11 are guided through an endoscope insertion section to operating section 5. Section 5 is connected to connector section 7 by means of cable cord 6, and section 7 is adapted to be removably attached to endoscope control device 2.
Drive cable 10 and image signal transmission cable 11 are looped at operating section 5 and connector section 7, and is slackingly passed through cable cord 6. The number of loops and the degree of slackness of the cables are determined suitably when endoscopes are classified into, for example, nine groups, as will be described in detail later. At connector section 7, cables 10 and 11 are connected to matching circuit 15 and sample-and-hold circuit 16, respectively, of endoscope control device 2 by means of, for example, connecting pins (not shown). Matching circuit 15, which is composed of a differentiating circuit as shown in FIG. 3, has a function to add a differential signal component to the leading edge of a driving pulse which is delivered from CCD drive circuit 14. The differential component corresponds to deterioration of the pulse waveform caused when the driving pulse is transmitted through cable 10 to solid-state image sensor 9. For the time constant of the differential component, a value for each group is selected in response to an identification signal from group discrimination circuit 20. Circuit 20 identifies the group in accordance with the resistance value of group discrimination resistor 12, which is provided at connector section 7 of endoscope 1, and delivers the identification signal.
Sample-and-hold circuit 16, which is supplied with an image signal from solid-state image senor 9 via cable 11, receives a timing signal from timing signal generator 17, and clamps the image signal in response to the timing signal. Generator 17 is controlled by means of timing switching circuit 18. Circuit 18, which is composed of a delay circuit, receives a reference pulse from control circuit 13 and the identification signal from group discrimination circuit 20. Thereupon, the switching circuit supplies timing signal generator 17 with a control signal for a delay amount corresponding to the transfer lag time of the image signal. Thus, generator 17 delivers the timing signal to sample-and-hold circuit 16 in accordance with the transfer lag of the image signal.
The image signal, after having been clamped by sample-and-hold circuit 16 in accordance with the timing signal from timing signal generator 17, is supplied to video processor 19 to be processed thereby. The output terminal of processor 19 is connected to control circuit 36. Circuit 36 is connected to release switch 35 which is provided at operating section 5 of the endoscope. In response to the operation of switch 35, a video signal from video processor 19 is supplied to image recording unit 37 or monitor 3. Monitor 3 displays an inputted TV signal in the form of an image, while unit 37 records the video signal in response to a releasing operation.
Endoscope grouping will now be described. Endoscopes of various types are used depending on the region to be observed, and their insertion sections have different lengths. A number of endoscopes having insertion sections of different lengths are classified into several groups, depending on the resemblance in length of transmission lines. In this embodiment, as shown in Table 1, endoscopes of various types are classified into 9 groups, and the resistance value of group discrimination resistor 12 is determined for each of the 9 groups.
TABLE 1______________________________________ Length of Cable Insertion Cord Cable Section Length LengthGroup Type of Endoscope (mm) (mm) (mm)______________________________________First TV camera for fiber- No insertion 1600 1920group scope section Electronic endoscope Various 1600 with image guide fiberSecond Cholangioscope 300˜330 1600 2520group Nasopharyngoscope 300˜365 1600Third Bronchoscope 550˜600 1600 2920group Esophagoscope 650˜750 Sigmoidoscope 620˜680Fourth General-purpose 1025˜1135 1600 3220group endoscope for superior digestive organs Gastroscope 1040˜1110 1600 Colonoscope 1030˜1110 (for descending colon) Cholangioscope 300˜330 2200 Nasopharyngoscope 300˜365 TV camera for fiber- No insertion 2900 scope section Electronic endoscope Various 2900 with image guide fiberFifth Duodenoscope 1235˜1255 1600 3520group Colonoscope 1325˜1435 Bronchoscope 550˜600 2200 Esophagoscope 650˜750 Sigmoidoscope 620˜680Sixth Colonoscope 1675˜1735 1600group (sliding-tube type) Enteroscope 1610˜1675 3800 (push type) General-purpose 1025˜1135 2200 endoscope for upper digestive organs Gastroscope 1040˜1110 Colonoscope 1030˜1110 (for descending colon)Seventh Duodenoscope 1235˜1255 2200 3820group Colonoscope 1325˜1435Eighth Enteroscope 2500 1600 4620group (sonde type) Colonoscope 1675˜1735 2200 (sliding-tube type) Enteroscope 1610˜1675 (push type)Ninth Enteroscope 2500 2200 5220group (sonde type)______________________________________
In Table 1, 9 cable lengths are set individually for the 9 groups, and the resistance value of group discrimination resistor 12 is determined for each of the 9 cable lengths. If the cable length shown in Table 1 is longer than the effective length of the transmission line of each corresponding endoscope, the difference in length is absorbed by the slackness of cable cord 6 and loops at operating section 5 and connector section 7.
In the embodiment described above, when endoscope 1 in any of the 9 groups shown in Table 1 is connected to endoscope control device 2 by means of connector section 7, group discrimination circuit 20 identifies the group of the connected endoscope, in accordance with the resistance value of group discrimination resistor 12 at connector section 7. Then, circuit 20 delivers an identification signal indicative of the identified group to matching circuit 15 and timing switching circuit 18. Matching circuit 15 adds the differential signal component, which corresponds to a differential constant determined by the identification signal, to the driving pulse from CCD drive circuit 14.
When driving pulse φ1 from CCD drive circuit 14 is transmitted, as it is, to solid-state image sensor 9 through cable 10, as shown in FIG. 2, the waveform of the driving pulse is deteriorated by the transmission line. At the input point of image sensor 9, the driving pulse assumes a waveform indicated by φ2 in FIG. 2. In order to compensate such deterioration of the waveform, matching circuit 15, which includes the differentiating circuit as shown in FIG. 3, adds a differential signal component to pulse φ1, and delivers driving pulse φ3 to drive cable 10. When pulse φ3 is transmitted through cable 10 to image sensor 9, it takes a proper waveform as indicated by φ4 in FIG. 2. Thus, image sensor 9 is driven properly by proper driving pulse φ4.
When it is driven by driving pulse φ4, solid-state image sensor 9 outputs the image signal, which is applied to sample-and-hold circuit 16 via image signal transmission cable 11.
Transfer lag t1 is caused corresponding to the cable length for each group, as shown in FIG. 4, before driving pulse φ4, corresponding to driving pulse φ1 delivered from CCD drive circuit 14, reaches solid-state image sensor 9. Time lag t1 is also caused before image signal V0, delivered from image sensor 9, reaches sample-and-hold circuit 16. In consideration of both transfer lag times for transmission and reception, therefore, the image signal must be sampled and held. The timing for such sample and hold is controlled by means of the signal from timing signal generator 17. In response to the identification signal from discrimination circuit 20, an internal delay element, for example, of timing switching circuit 18 is switched, and circuit 18 delivers the control signal to generator 17 with a delay equivalent to the delay amount of the delay element, behind the delivery of the reference pulse from control circuit 13. In response to the control signal from timing switching circuit 18, generator 17 applies the timing signal to sample-and-hold circuit 16. In response to the timing signal, circuit 16 samples and holds the image signal.
If cables 10 and 11 have the same length, the delay amount can be adjusted to 2t1. Since these cables may be different in length, however, the delay amount or delay time is set to t2. Thus, image signal V1 is sampled and held after the lapse of time t2 following the delivery of driving pulse φ1 from CCD drive circuit 14.
FIG. 5 shows a case such that TV camera 25 for endoscope is connected to endoscope control device 2. In this case, endoscope 21 has image guide fiber 22 which extends from objective lens 8 disposed on distal portion 21a to eyepiece 23 disposed on eyepiece portion 21b of operating section 21c. Fiber 22 serves to transmit an incident optical image from lens 8 to eyepiece 23. Further, the endoscope is provided with a light guide fiber (not shown), which serves to guide an illumination light from light source unit 24 into the body cavity.
Camera 25 for fiberscope is mounted on eyepiece portion 21b. It is composed of image sensing portion 26 attached to eyepiece portion 21b and containing solid-state image sensor 9 therein, connector section 7 removably coupled to endoscope control device 2, and cable cord 27 which connects portions 26 and 7 and contains transmission cables 10 and 11. Connector portion 7 contains group discrimination resistor 12 and looped portions of cables 10 and 11.
Fiberscope camera 25, which belongs to a first group as shown in Table 1, includes cable cord 27 of 1,600-mm length, which contain cables of 1,920-mm length. The driving pulse and the image signal are transferred between solid-state image sensor 9 and endoscope control device 2 by means of cables 10 and 11. During this signal transfer, the first group, to which camera 25 belongs, is identified by group discrimination circuit 20, on the basis of the resistance value of group discrimination resistor 12. In accordance with identification information thus obtained, the driving pulse and the image signal are processed in the same manner as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 shows a case such that endoscope 28, which has solid-state image sensor 9 at operating section 28c thereof, is connected to endoscope control device 2. In this case, lens 40 and half prism 29 are arranged successively at operating section 28c so as to face image guide fiber 22. Image sensor 9 is located on the optical axis of half prism 29 with lens 30 between sensor 9 and prism 29. The optical axis of prism 29 crosses that of fiber 22 at right angles. Cables 10 and 11 extend from image sensor 9 to connector section 7 through cable cord 6.
In FIG. 6, an optical image transmitted through image guide fiber 22 is guided through lens 40 and half mirror 29 to eyepiece 23, and is also guided to solid-state image sensor 9 by mirror 29. Image sensor 9 converts the incident optical image into an image signal, and delivers it to endoscope control device 2 through cable 11. Control device 2 detects the resistance value of group discrimination resistor 12 at connector section 7, thereby identifying the group to which endoscope 28 connected thereto belongs. According to Table 1, endoscope 28 belongs to the first group. In accordance with the identification information, control device 2 processes the driving pulse supplied to image sensor 9 and the image signal delivered from the sensor.
In fiberscope TV camera 25 shown in FIG. 5, cable cord 27 has a length of 1,600 mm, control device 2 and light source unit 24 are formed separately. In some cases, therefore, device 2 should preferably be situated at a distance from unit 24. In such an arrangement, a cable cord of 2,900-mm length and cables of 3,220-mm length are suitably used for the TV camera. This fiberscope TV camera belongs to a fourth group as shown in Table 1.
Endoscope control device 2 and monitor 3, as shown in FIG. 1, are sometimes expected to be located on the other side of a bed on which a patient lies. In such a case, it is more convenient to make cable cord 6 of endoscope 1 longer. For example, the cable cord is made 2,200 mm long. In this case, the cable length is set to 4,120 mm, coming under an eighth group, as shown in Table 1.
The operating efficiency of the endoscope apparatus can be improved by combining an optimum insertion section length, corresponding to the region to be examined, with an optimum cable length which corresponds to the layout of the apparatus in an examination room.
Although a resistor is used as group discrimination means in the embodiment described above, it may be replaced with any other suitable member or members. For example, the discrimination means may comprise three pins disposed in connector section 7 and three microswitches attached to endoscope control device 2. The pins and microswitches are arranged facing to each other, so as to constitute three bits. That is, the pin or pins are selectively disposed on connector section 7 so that three bits represent one of eight decimal values. When connector section 7 is connected to control device 2, the microswitches are selectively actuated by the pin or pins of connector section 7, thereby representing one of the eight decimal values which is used for discriminating one group among endoscope groups. Accordingly, three bits constituted by three microswitches and pins can represent eight kinds of discrimination. If four pins and four microswitches are used, 16 groups of endoscope can be discriminated.
The endoscope is provided with the light guide fiber for guiding the illumination light into the body cavity. Since the spectral transmittance of the light guide fiber is not uniform, however, the fiber changes its light coloring condition, depending on its length. If the fiber has a relatively high transmittance for blue, for example, the illumination light is colored blue as the fiber becomes longer. As a result, the image obtained from the body cavity is blue. It is therefore advisable to correct the color of the image. According this embodiment, the cable length and the light guide length are substantially equal, so that the color correction can be performed in accordance with the group identification information.
If cables 10 and 11 are contained in operating section 5 in a partially looped manner, as shown in FIG. 1, they are arranged in the manner shown in FIG. 8. As shown in FIG. 7, operating section 5 is an integral structure including body 42, grip portion 43, and switch box 44. From body 42 extends cable cord 6 which is connected to endoscope control device 2. Angle knob 48 is operated to bend the distal portion of insertion section 4. Air/water feed button 49 and water feed button 50 are arranged on body 32. Switch button 51 can be used as a trigger switch for the camera unit, for example.
FIG. 8A is a sectional view of operating section 5. In FIG. 8A, cables 10 and 11 are located in the space inside operating section 5 so as to face switch mechanism 52 of switch button 51. In this case, cables 10 and 11 each include 9 cables, which are bundled and looped twice within the inside space of section 5. Thus, 18 cables are bound into one bundle on one side of the loop, and 24 cables into another on the other side.
Operating section 5 has a frame 53 to which plate-shaped base 54 is fixed. L-shaped switch base 55 is mounted to base 54 by screw 56. Switch member 57 is mounted on switch base 55. Switch member 57 comprises a box-shaped casing 58 having an upper opening, a first contact element 59 and a second contact element 60, as shown in FIG. 8B. First contact element 59 projects from the bottom of casing 58, and second contact element 60 is formed of an arch-shaped elastic member, and is supported at its edges to the lower portions of casing 58.
Rocking member 61 is rockably contact with second contact element 60, and forced upwardly by the elastic force of second contact element 60. Rocking member 61 has flange 62 at its lower portion. Flange 62 is engaged at the bend part formed on the upper portion of casing 58, whereby rocking member 61 is supported to casing 58.
Operating lever 63 is mounted at its lower part on rocking member 61, and projected from through hole 64 formed in the upper portion of frame 53. Switch buttom 65 is liquid-tightly attached to frame 53 with lever 63 being inserted into the hole of switch buttom 65. Switch buttom 65 is formed of elastic material, for example, synthetic resin, and has at its lower part a cavity portion 66 for permitting switch buttom 65 to be easily moved.
Switch buttom 65 is pressed from its side operating lever 63 is tilted at rocking member acting as a fulcrum, and thus downwardly presses second contact element 60 to contact it with first contact element 59. Switch member 57 constructed as described above can be actuated, if switch buttom 65 is pressed in any directions.
According to another embodiment shown in Fig. 9, the cable length is compensated by means of cable group 32 disposed in endoscope control device 2. In this case, 7 connector contacts 31 are arranged at connector section 7, and CCD drive cable 10 and image signal transmission cable 11 are connected selectively to contacts 31. Cable group 32 for cable compensation is connected to contacts 31. Group 32 includes 7 cables with different lengths of, e.g., 2,800 mm, 2,200 mm, 1,800 mm, 1,500 mm, 1,200 mm, 900 mm, and 100 mm. These cables of group 32 correspond individually to the groups of endoscopes shown in Table 1.
When the individual cables of cable group 32 are connected selectively to cables 10 and 11 of the endoscope, the sum of the respective lengths of cable 10 and the selected cable of group 32 corresponding thereto is always equal to the sum of the lengths of cable 11 and its corresponding selected cable. For each group, therefore, the time constant and the delay time are constant, and the driving pulse and the image signal are compensated in accordance with the time constant and the delay time.
According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, matching circuit 15, timing switching circuit 18, and group discrimination circuit 20 are not required at all, so that the apparatus is improved in reliability and lowered in cost.
According to still another embodiment shown in FIG. 10, solid-state image sensor 9 is provided at the distal portion of the endoscope so as to face objective lens 8. Image sensor 9 is connected to a matching circuit and delay circuit 34 at connector section 7 by means of cables 10 and 11, which extend through insertion section 4, operating section 5, and cable cord 6. Connector section 7 is adapted to be removably attached to endoscope control device 2. When the connector section is connected to control device 2, the matching circuit and delay circuit 34 are connected to CCD drive circuit 14 and sample-and-hold circuit 16. As in the case of FIG. 1, circuits 14 and 16 are controlled by means of control circuit 13 and timing signal generator 17, respectively. The output of circuit 16 is connected to monitor 3 through video processor 19.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, cables 10 and 11 have a length for each corresponding endoscope group shown in Table 1. The matching circuit and delay circuit 34 have a fixed time constant and delay time determined for each group. Accordingly, these circuits can be incorporated in an exclusive-use IC or RC-embedded, multilayer substrate for each group, so that circuit 34 can be miniaturized. Thus, connector section 7 or endoscope 1, which contains circuit 34, cannot be too bulky. Since a number of endoscopes can utilize such ICs, exclusive-use ICs can be mass-produced at relatively low cost.
Although the present invention is applied to medical-use endoscopes according to the embodiment described above, it may be also applied to endoscopes for disaster relief, for example. The disaster-relief endoscopes are used to examine the inside of fallen houses or landslides. FIG. 11 shows one such endoscope.
In the endoscope shown in FIG. 11, insertion section 70 comprises distal insertion unit 71 of 2 m length and a plurality of extension insertion units 72 with a length of 1 m each. Distal unit 71 is provided with objective lens system 73, illumination lens 74, lamp 75, and solid-state image sensor 76. Cables 10 and 11 and feeder cable 77 are passed through units 71 and 72.
At the maximum, 14 extension insertion units 72 can be connected, and the length of insertion section 50 can be changed between 2 mm and 16 mm, depending on the number of connected units 72. A screw is formed around each connecting end portion of distal insertion unit 71 and extension insertion units 72 for their connection. Connecting terminals 78 are arranged on each connecting end face. The insertion units are connected in the manner shown in FIG. 12, with the aid of both handed screws 79. With use of such connecting means, there are no projections at the junctions (screws 59), so that insertion section 70 can be inserted smoothly. Moreover, insertion units 71 and 72 need not be rotated when they are connected or disconnected.
Insertion section 70 is connected to endoscope control/monitor device 81 by means of connector 80. Device 81 is provided with cable-length compensation member 82, which can compensate the cable length for five groups; 2 to 4 m, 5 to 7 m, 8 to 10 m, 11 to 13 m, and 14 to 16 m. The compensation can be effected in blocks of 1 m for each group. The group is selected by manually switching compensation member 82.
If insertion section 70 is lengthened, the resistance of cables 11 and 77 increases. In such a case, the gain of a video amplifier and the lamp voltage are increased.
Thus, the insertion section is divided into a plurality of insertion units, and the insertion units are connected before use. Accordingly, the apparatus can be transported with ease, and can be operated substantially without a twist of the insertion section.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, an may be also applied to pipe cameras or monitor cameras. Moreover, the solid-state image sensor may be replaced with an image pickup tube. This image sensing device may be of a single-, two- or three-tube type, or a single-, two- or three-plate type.
The cable length is not limited to the values shown in Table 1. The allowable range for the variation of the cable length depends on the image quality required, as well as on the type of the solid-state image sensor or the cables used. In an endoscope apparatus using an image sensor which is relatively tolerant of the deterioration of the driving pulse waveform, for example, the driving signals may be classified into 3 groups, or the lags of image output may be classified into 7 groups. Thus, the number of groups may be determined individually for items in question. Furthermore, the present invention can provide satisfactory effects or measures to counter various problems caused by the difference in cable length, as well as the deterioration of the driving pulse waveform and the transfer lag of the image signal.
These various problems include the transfer lag, waveform change, or attenuation of the driving signal, the transfer lag, waveform deterioration, or attenuation of the image output signal, differences in sensitivity attributable thereto, etc.
The allowable range for the length of the insertion section (including signal cables) available for common use, which depends on the properties of the solid-state image sensor or the cables, is not limited to the values shown in Table 1. The apparatus of the present invention can be used to obtain color images. The color image sensing system to be used in this case may be the face sequential system or the simultaneous system.
In the embodiments described above, signal cables of a uniform length are used for each group of endoscopes, and the signal transfer lag is constant for each group. Alternatively, however, signal cables of lengths corresponding individually to the insertion sections of various endoscopes may be provided for the endoscopes. In this case, resistors are connected individually to the signal cables, whereby the differences in transmission line length between the endoscopes of the individual groups are compensated.
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Checking the Vaults: Germans Fret about Their Foreign Gold Reserves
A large portion of Germany's massive gold reserves are stored abroad, mainly in the Federal Reserve in New York. But are the bars really where they are supposed to be? A dispute has broken out over whether the central bank needs to check on its gold, or if Germany can trust its international partners.
Germany has gold reserves of just under 3,400 tons, the second-largest reserves in the world after the United States. Much of that is in the safekeeping of central banks outside Germany, especially in the US Federal Reserve in New York. One would think that with such a valuable stash, worth around 133 billion ($170 billion), the German government would want to keep a close eye on its whereabouts. But now a bizarre dispute has broken out between different German institutions over how closely the reserves should be checked.
In Germany, spot checks are carried out to make sure that the gold bars are in the right place. But for the German gold that is stored on the Bundesbank's behalf by the US Federal Reserve in New York, the Bank of England in London and the Banque de France in France, the German central bank relies on the assurances of its foreign counterparts that the gold is where it should be. The three foreign central banks give the Bundesbank annual statements confirming the size of the reserves, but the Germans do not usually carry out physical inspections of the bars.
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According to German media reports, the Bundesrechnungshof has now recommended in its confidential annual audit of the Bundesbank for 2011 that Germany's central bank check its foreign gold reserves with yearly spot checks.
The Bundesbank has rejected the demand, arguing that central banks do not usually check each others' reserves. "The scope of the checks that the Bundesrechnungshof wants does not correspond to the usual practices among central banks," the Bundesbank said in a statement quoted by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. "There are no doubts about the integrity and the reputation of these foreign depositories."
Now the finance committee of the German parliament, the Bundestag, has gotten involved. Parliamentarians apparently demanded to see the Bundesrechnungshof's audit report on the Bundesbank after they were alarmed by a report in the influential tabloid daily Bild, which claimed that the central bank had not checked its gold reserves in five years.. The Bundesrechnungshof will now provide the committee with its report, a spokesman for the federal auditors confirmed on Monday.
Germany moved some of its gold reserves abroad during the Cold War to protect them from a possible Soviet attack. Some of the gold was moved back to Frankfurt after the collapse of communism. But the Bundesbank argues that it still makes sense to store some gold in major financial centers so that it can be sold quickly if necessary. Although the Bundesbank does not provide exact details about the distribution, it has revealed that the largest share of Germany's gold is held in New York, followed by Frankfurt, London and Paris.
Skeptical about the Reserves
In times of uncertainty about the future of Europe's common currency, gold is a hot topic, and some Germans take a dim view of the fact that much of the country's gold -- which theoretically belongs to the people -- is held abroad. Some members of parliament have even expressed doubts as to whether the foreign gold reserves really exist. Philipp Missfelder, a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), wanted to see the gold for himself and traveled to New York in person to inspect the holdings, according to the newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau. His trip was apparently unsuccessful, though. When he visited the Fed's safes in New York, staff were either unable or unwilling to show him exactly which bars belonged to Germany.
Peter Gauweiler, a Bundestag member with the CDU's Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), is also skeptical about the foreign gold reserves. In recent years he has attempted to gain more information about Germany's gold through parliamentary questions. Last year, he had an economics professor prepare an expert report on the subject, which concluded that the Bundesbank was not fulfilling its inventory regulations by failing to physically inspect the gold.
In July 2011, SPIEGEL reported that Bundesbank employees had physically seen the gold in New York within the previous six months. However, the last time it had been checked before that was in June 2007.
Gauweiler doubts that the Bundesbank would have immediate access to all its gold if necessary, suggesting that part of the gold may have even been lent out -- a claim that the Bundesbank rejects.
Bringing Back Home
The initiative alleges that there is an "acute" danger that the German gold could be expropriated as a result of the financial and debt crisis. They argue that the German government could soon be forced to sell gold to cover the costs of the crisis.
But the Bundesbank wants to leave the gold where it is. Observers point out that apart from the high cost of transporting the gold back to Frankfurt, the symbolic effect of Germany repatriating its gold reserves might unsettle the nervous financial markets, who could see it as a sign of an impending collapse of the euro.
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