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TOOLS FOR IMPLANTATION AND EXTRACTION OF POSTERIORLY PLACED LUMBAR ARTICIAL DISCS INCLUDING: A TOTALLY WIRELESS ELECTRONICALLY EMBEDDED ACTION-ENDED ENDOSCOPE UTILIZING DIFFERENTIAL DIRECTIONAL ILLUMINATION WITH DIGITALLY CONTROLLED MIRRORS AND/OR PRISMS, AND A DISC BALL INSERTER , A PLATE EXTRACTOR, AND RESCUE DISC PLATES

  • US 20070167678A1
  • Filed: 03/12/2007
  • Published: 07/19/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hand manipulated endoscopic medical device, comprising:

  • a body;

    a proximal end, which is hand manipulated;

    a distal end which includes a manipulator;

    a light emitting device which is centrally disposed at the distal end; and

    an imaging device which is centrally disposed at the distal end for imaging at least a portion of the region illuminated by the light emitting device.

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