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Hand held diagnostic instrument with video imaging

  • US 5,662,586 A
  • Filed: 04/18/1996
  • Issued: 09/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hand-held diagnostic instrument comprising:

  • a casing including a hand-holdable body portion, a neck portion extending distally from the body portion, and a head portion formed with a front cover and a back cover;

    circuit board means within said casing including video processing circuitry, said circuit board means further including a flexible board extending from said body portion through said neck portion of said casing and having a head member positioned in the head portion of said casing;

    a solid state imager affixed to said head member and in circuit communication with said video processing circuitry;

    focusing means carried on said front cover for focusing onto the imager an image of a target object or area in its field of view;

    a lamp carried on said head member;

    means in said front cover for directing illumination from said lamp into said field of view;

    and conduit means for carrying power to said video processing circuitry and to said lamp, and for carrying from said video processing circuitry a video signal representing said target object or area in said field of view,said focusing means including an adjustable lens cell that is manually actuable to adjust its focal length thereby providing said solid state imager with a variable field of view.

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