Endoscope and camera mount

• US 20050197533A1
• Filed: 02/14/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediVision, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediVision, Inc.
• Inventors: Vayser, Alex, May, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US11/057,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20050197533A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/164
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00071 Insertion part of the endoscope body A61B1/0055 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00188 with focusing or zooming features
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/042 characterised by a proximal camera, e.g. a CCD camera
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0669 at proximal end of an endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/2484 Arrangements in relation to a camera or imaging device processing or control of video signals generated by an endoscope H04N23/60, H04N23/70

Abstract

A rotatable endoscope system having a rotatable insertion tube. The rotatable insertion tube enables the system to overcome egonomic deficiencies found in previous endoscope systems by allowing the user to move the view field without rotating the entire endoscope.

Claims

1. An endoscope system comprising:

a rotatable insertion tube able to be rotated about a longitudinal axis and a sheath connector coupled to said insertion tube;

an eyepiece section comprising a prism and an ocular lens; and

a rotational mechanism coupling the sheath connector to the eyepiece section.

2. A method for using an endoscope system comprising:

inserting a rotatable insertion tube in an interior of an object;

holding an eyepiece section rigid; and

rotating a rotatable insertion tube about a longitudinal axis to change a viewing area.