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Imaging system for video endoscope

  • US 20050154262A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2004
  • Published: 07/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An endoscope that is removably connectable to a control cabinet to form a system for examining an internal body cavity of a patient, comprising:

  • a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and a number of lumens therein;

    an imaging assembly at or adjacent the distal end of the shaft to produce image signals representative of an internal body cavity, the imaging assembly including;

    a cap having one or more illumination ports through which illumination light is passed and an imaging port; and

    a heat exchanger that is insertable into the cap, the heat exchanger including one or more light emitting diodes mounted thereon and aligned with the one or more illumination ports, a cooling channel in thermal contact with the one or more light emitting diodes, a lens assembly aligned with the imaging port and an image sensor that produces the image signals that are representative of the internal body cavity.

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