Endoscope with an imaging catheter assembly and method of configuring an endoscope
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1. An endoscope assembly, comprising:
- an endoscope with a first imaging sensor and a first light source; and
a rear-viewing imaging device with a curved link configured to extend beyond the distal end of the endoscope, the rear-viewing imaging device having a second imaging sensor and a second light source, wherein the second imaging sensor and the second light source face the first imaging sensor, and the second light source is located along a curve of the link,wherein the second imaging sensor and the second light source are on when the first imaging sensor and the first light source are off, and wherein the second imaging sensor and the second light source are off when the first imaging sensor and the first light source are on.
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Abstract
An endoscope includes an insertion tube having an end, and an imaging catheter assembly. The imaging catheter assembly includes a tubular body, an imaging device, and a shape memory link that connects the imaging device to the tubular body.
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1. An endoscope assembly, comprising:
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an endoscope with a first imaging sensor and a first light source; and a rear-viewing imaging device with a curved link configured to extend beyond the distal end of the endoscope, the rear-viewing imaging device having a second imaging sensor and a second light source, wherein the second imaging sensor and the second light source face the first imaging sensor, and the second light source is located along a curve of the link, wherein the second imaging sensor and the second light source are on when the first imaging sensor and the first light source are off, and wherein the second imaging sensor and the second light source are off when the first imaging sensor and the first light source are on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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