Modular endoscopic apparatus with image rotation
First Claim
1. A video imaging device for presenting an image of a selected objective at a selected circular orientation, comprising:
- a body member;
means carried by said body member capable of rotatably presenting an image for monitoring; and
means removably attached to said means for presenting an image for monitoring for selectively directing the focus of said means for presenting an image to a monitor.
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Abstract
A hand held endoscopic apparatus consists of a body, a camera and a removable and interchangeable objective element capable of presenting an image of an object to the camera. The objective element may be either rigid, or deformable, and may enable viewing of an image at varying angles to the longitudinal axis of the handpiece. The endoscope is capable of presenting an image for real-time viewing or for recording and play back at a later time. The camera is rotatably mounted within the body to allow rotation of the image presented for viewing. The endoscope is fully immersible in liquid media, for example sterilizing liquid, and is provided with an optically transparent sheath capable of isolating the endoscope from the working environment.
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19 Claims
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1. A video imaging device for presenting an image of a selected objective at a selected circular orientation, comprising:
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a body member; means carried by said body member capable of rotatably presenting an image for monitoring; and means removably attached to said means for presenting an image for monitoring for selectively directing the focus of said means for presenting an image to a monitor.
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2. A video imaging device for presenting an image of a selected objective at a selected circular orientation, comprising:
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a body member; means carried by said body member capable of rotatably presenting an image to a video monitor; and means removably attached to said means for presenting an image to a video monitor for selectively directing the focus of said means for presenting an image to a video monitor.
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3. A video imaging device for presenting an image of a selected objective at a selected circular orientation, comprising:
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a hand manipulable body member; means carried by said body member capable of presenting an image to a monitor whereby said image may be selectively rotated up to 360 degrees; and means removably attached to said means for presenting an image to a monitor for selectively directing the focus of said means for presenting an image to a monitor. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A modular objective element carrying image directing means adapted to be removably installed on the distal end of an endoscope for transmitting an image of an object to the endoscope.
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17. A video imaging device for presenting an image of a selected objective which is usable with endoscopic processing equipment, comprising:
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a body member; means carried by said body member capable of presenting an image for video monitoring which is fittable and maneuverable within a patient'"'"'s mouth; and means attached to said means for presenting an image for selectively directing the focus of said means for presenting an image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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