Rigid video-endoscope having a rotatable device for adjusting the orientation of an image relative to an image receiving device
First Claim
1. A rigid video-endoscope comprising:
- an optical system disposed at a distal end of an elongated tubular rigid inserting portion and providing an image of an object;
a solid state image receiving device, whose axis is in alignment with the optical axis of the optical system, for picking up the image provided by the optical system, said image receiving device being connected through an electrical cable to an image processing device disposed outside the video-endoscope;
a bundle of optical fibers transmitting light from a light source and illuminating the object, said bundle passing along said elongated tubular inserting portion and defining an optical cable;
wherein said video-endoscope further includes an handle supporting said elongated inserting portion, through a proximal end thereof, and said image receiving means disposed inside said handle, this latter comprising a rotatable device for rotating the image provided by the optical system, in order to optimally adjust the orientatation of the image relative to said receiving means, said rotatable device of the handle being disposed between the optical system and the image receiving device.
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Abstract
A rigid video-endoscope having an optical system which provide a rotatable image of an object to be observed is shown and described. The optical system is inside a rigid tube. A camera who'"'"'s axis is in alignment with the optical axis of the optical system picks up the image provided by the optical system. A bundle of optical fibers passing along the tube is connected to a light source for illumination of the object to be observed. Rotation of the image provided by the optical system which adjusts the orientation of the image relative to an observer. The rotating device is disposed inside a handle of the video-endoscope together with the camera and disposed between the camera and the optical system.
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6 Claims
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1. A rigid video-endoscope comprising:
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an optical system disposed at a distal end of an elongated tubular rigid inserting portion and providing an image of an object; a solid state image receiving device, whose axis is in alignment with the optical axis of the optical system, for picking up the image provided by the optical system, said image receiving device being connected through an electrical cable to an image processing device disposed outside the video-endoscope; a bundle of optical fibers transmitting light from a light source and illuminating the object, said bundle passing along said elongated tubular inserting portion and defining an optical cable; wherein said video-endoscope further includes an handle supporting said elongated inserting portion, through a proximal end thereof, and said image receiving means disposed inside said handle, this latter comprising a rotatable device for rotating the image provided by the optical system, in order to optimally adjust the orientatation of the image relative to said receiving means, said rotatable device of the handle being disposed between the optical system and the image receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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