US Patent Issued to OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS on Oct. 20 for "Image generation device, endoscopic system, and image generation method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,777, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (Tokyo).

"Image generation device, endoscopic system, and image generation method" was invented by Nobuyoshi Asaoka (Ageo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image generation device that generates an image of a subject includes a processor configured to generate an ultrasonic image based on a reflected ultrasound signal, generate a photoacoustic image based on a photoacoustic wave signal, and generate an estimated photoacoustic image based on the photoacoustic image and the ultrasonic image."

The patent was filed on Sept. 13, 2023, under Application No. 18/36...