METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING OR IMAGING AN INTERIOR SURFACE OF A CAVITY
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Abstract
A method for examining an interior surface of a cavity includes the steps of capturing partial images of an interior surface of a cavity; joining the captured partial images to form a complete image of said interior surface of the cavity; and providing an warning if the joined partial images does not form a complete image of said interior surface of the cavity.
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85 Claims
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1-60. -60. (canceled)
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61. An accessory device for a colonoscope, the device comprising:
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an imaging device configured to capture images of an interior surface of a colon; a positioning sensor for detecting positional information of the imaging device within the colon; and a processing device in communication with the imaging device and positioning sensor, wherein the processing device is programmed to join the images using the positional information. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A method of using an accessory device for a colonoscope, the method comprising:
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capturing images of an interior surface of a colon using imaging device of an accessory device for a colonoscope, wherein the accessory device further comprises a positioning sensor for detecting positional information of the imaging device within the colon, and a processing device in communication with the imaging device and the positioning sensor; and joining the captured images using the processing device, wherein the processing device is programmed to join the captured images using the positional information. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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