PLUGGABLE VISION MODULE AND PORTABLE DISPLAY FOR ENDOSCOPY
First Claim
1. A device for insertion into a body cavity, the device comprising:
- a device body having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being configured to be at least partially inserted into the body cavity;
an opto-electronic module located on the device body;
a power source, control electronics, and display device electrically coupled to the opto-electronic module via electrical lines from the proximal end of the device body to the distal end of the device body; and
an electrical connector disposed at the proximal end of the device body, the electrical connector configured to electrically connect the power source, control electronics, and display device to the electrical lines.
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Abstract
Various embodiments for providing removable and pluggable opto-electronic modules for illumination and imaging for endoscopy or borescopy are provided for use with portable display devices. Generally, various medical or industrial devices can include one or more solid state or other compact electro-optic illuminating elements located thereon. Additionally, such opto-electronic modules may include illuminating optics, imaging optics, and/or image capture devices. The illuminating elements may have different wavelengths and can be time-synchronized with an image sensor to illuminate an object for imaging or detecting purpose or other conditioning purpose. The removable opto-electronic modules may be plugged in on the exterior surface of a device, inside the device, deployably coupled to the distal end of the device, or otherwise disposed on the device.
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32 Claims
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1. A device for insertion into a body cavity, the device comprising:
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a device body having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being configured to be at least partially inserted into the body cavity; an opto-electronic module located on the device body; a power source, control electronics, and display device electrically coupled to the opto-electronic module via electrical lines from the proximal end of the device body to the distal end of the device body; and an electrical connector disposed at the proximal end of the device body, the electrical connector configured to electrically connect the power source, control electronics, and display device to the electrical lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for display of medical vision images and video, the device comprising:
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a portable display screen and housing; a mounting mechanism disposed on the back of the housing, the mounting mechanism configured to removably engage a complementary mounting mechanism on a structure for removably mounting the portable display screen and housing to the structure; and means for communicatively coupling the portable display screen to one or both of an opto-electronic vision module or an opto-electronic illumination module. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An electronic dongle device for control, process and transmission of medical vision images and video, the device comprising:
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illumination and imaging control electronics configured to provide illumination and imaging control of one or more opto-electronic illumination modules and one or more opto-electronic vision modules; image processing electronics configured to provide image processing of image data received from the one or more opto-electronic vision modules; a battery electrically connected to the imaging control electronics and the image processing electronics to power the imaging control electronics and the image processing electronics; and a cable configured to communicatively couple the electronic dongle to the one or more opto-electronic illumination modules and the one or more opto-electronic vision modules. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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