Portable endoscope for intubation
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1. A digital imaging probe comprising:
- an image sensor in a micro ball grid array packaging, a wide angle imaging lens positioned in front of a sensitive area of the image sensor, an LED illuminator positioned in the space in front of a storage area of the image sensor and next to the imaging lens, an optically clear window positioned immediately in front of both the lens and the LED illuminator, a light blocking separator positioned between the lens and the LED illuminator, a flexible circuit carrying the image sensor and having an extension, with the LED on its tip on one end and the multi pin connector on the other end, a cylindrical enclosure that holds all the above elements together in their relative positions and is impermeably connected to a flexible sleeve that encloses the flexible circuit.
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Abstract
A portable, low power, low cost, endoscope having a removable probe with a miniature digital CCD imager, single white LED illuminator and an imaging lens on the distal end and a miniature multi pin connector on the proximal end; both ends connected with a multi trace flexible circuit hidden inside of the protecting flexible sleeve; and a full color LCD monitor and associated image signal processing electronics and powered by the small battery cells.
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1. A digital imaging probe comprising:
- an image sensor in a micro ball grid array packaging, a wide angle imaging lens positioned in front of a sensitive area of the image sensor, an LED illuminator positioned in the space in front of a storage area of the image sensor and next to the imaging lens, an optically clear window positioned immediately in front of both the lens and the LED illuminator, a light blocking separator positioned between the lens and the LED illuminator, a flexible circuit carrying the image sensor and having an extension, with the LED on its tip on one end and the multi pin connector on the other end, a cylindrical enclosure that holds all the above elements together in their relative positions and is impermeably connected to a flexible sleeve that encloses the flexible circuit.
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9. A digital imaging probe having a cylindrical enclosure and comprising:
- an image sensor having a sensitive area and a storage area, a wide angle imaging lens positioned in front of the sensitive area of the image sensor, an LED illuminator positioned in the space in front of the storage area of the image sensor and next to the imaging lens, an optically clear window positioned immediately in front of both the lens and the LED illuminator, having an inner surface, a light-impermeable separator positioned between the lens and the LED illuminator, and extending to the inner surface of the window, a flexible electrical circuit having a first end in electrical communication with the image sensor and with the LED, and having a second end consisting of an electrical coupling.
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