A surgical instrument, such as an endoscopic or laparoscopic instrument, includes an ablation device. The ablation device includes an elongate relatively flexible member having a proximal end and a distal end, the flexible member includes at least a first working channel. A first and second electrode extends from a working channel at the distal end of the flexible member. The first and second electrodes are adapted to be endoscopically located in a tissue treatment region. The first and second electrodes are adapted to couple to an electrical waveform generator to receive an irreversible electroporation electrical waveform sufficient to ablate tissue located between the first and second electrodes. The waveform parameters of the irreversible electroporation electrical waveform are determined based on image information received from the tissue treatment region.

Electroporation ablation apparatus, system, and method

An electrical ablation apparatus comprises first and second electrodes. Each electrode comprises a first end configured to couple an energy source and a second end configured to couple to a tissue treatment region. An energy source is coupled to the first and second electrodes. The energy source is configured to deliver a first series of electrical pulses sufficient to induce cell necrosis by irreversible electroporation and a second series of electrical pulses sufficient to induce cell necrosis by thermal heating, through at least one of the first and second electrodes. The first series of electrical pulses is characterized by a first amplitude, a first pulse length, and a first frequency. The second series of electrical pulses is characterized by a second amplitude, a second pulse length, and a second frequency.

Electrical ablation devices

In an image processing apparatus of the present invention, which displays image data, such as images photographed by imaging apparatus such as a digital camera and photographing conditions as images before correction and images after correction, on an image display section, distortion and color tone of images obtained from an unused camera are corrected and joined to each other as viewing images before and after correction, so that the parameters used in the correction are stored in accordance with its apparatus, and the stored parameters are read out and used to correct in images obtained from previously used camera, and the joined image and image data are displayed on a monitor and output by a printer, or stored in a recording medium.

Image processing apparatus for joining a plurality of images

A surgical system for performing a surgical procedure includes an ex-vivo positioning mechanism and an in-vivo instrument magnetically attracted to the ex-vivo positioning mechanism. The in-vivo instrument can be positioned within a patient by moving the ex-vivo positioning mechanism. In addition, the surgical system includes a percutaneous member introducible into the patient independent from the ex-vivo positioning mechanism, the percutaneous member comprising a connector at a distal end thereof, wherein the connector is selectively couplable to the in-vivo instrument within the patient.

System for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure

A surgical instrument can comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, and a retractable sheath. At least one of the electrodes can comprise an insulative jacket extending along the length thereof which can comprise a tissue stop for limiting the progression of the electrode into tissue. In various embodiments, a surgical instrument can comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, and a displaceable arc guard positioned between the electrodes. In certain embodiments, a surgical instrument can comprise an electrode including a flexible mesh configured to conform to the tissue against which it is positioned.

Surgical instrument comprising an electrode

A distorted optical image formed on an image pickup surface by an optical system is photoelectrically converted by an image pickup device and written in memory cells of an image memory designated by write addresses. When the optical image is read, the image quality at the central portion is improved and the image is prevented from missing at the marginal portion so that the image can preferably be observed by correcting the distortion of an image in the area at the central side of the image pickup surface due to the optical system by read addresses obtained by converting the write addresses and preventing an image in the area at the marginal side from protrusion.

Hiroyuki Watanabe

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Image processor for correcting distortion of central portion of image and preventing marginal portion of the image from protruding