EXAMINATION DEVICE

• US 20100076261A1
• Filed: 09/25/2007
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MedVision, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MedVision, Inc.
• Inventors: Neeman, Uri, Neeman, Amos, Goldenberg, Gershon
• Application Number:
  US12/442,999
• Publication Number:
  US 20100076261A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/109
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00085 Baskets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/042 characterised by a proximal camera, e.g. a CCD camera
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0661 Endoscope light sources
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/307 for the urinary organs, e.g. urethroscopes, cystoscopes

Abstract

A device for imaging a bladder, comprising an image sensor, an illumination source and a device orientation actuator.

Claims

1. A device for imaging a bladder, comprising:

an image sensor;

an illumination source; and

a device orientation actuator.

2. The device according to claim 1, at least partially surrounded by a protective unit.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein said protective unit comprises a structural mesh.

4. The device according to claim 2, wherein said protective unit comprises an expandable structural mesh.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein said device orientation actuator comprises a ballast mechanism.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein said device orientation actuator comprises a propeller.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein said illumination source comprises a light emitting diode (LED).

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein said illumination source comprises an ultraviolet light source.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein said illumination source comprises an infrared light source.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein said illumination source comprises an incandescent light source.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein said image sensor comprises a digital camera.

12. An apparatus for delivering a self-contained bladder imaging device to a bladder, comprising a handset.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the handset comprises a cannula.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the handset comprises an insertion element.

15. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the handset comprises a handle.

16. A method for delivering a self-contained bladder imaging device to a bladder, comprising:

transporting a self-contained bladder imaging device through a urethra, using a handset;

releasing said self-contained bladder imaging device into a bladder; and

extracting said handset from the urethra.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said bladder imaging device is at least partially surrounded by a protective unit.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein said protective unit comprises a structural mesh.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein said protective unit comprises an expandable structural mesh.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein said bladder imaging device comprises an orientation actuator.

21. The method according to claim 16, wherein said device orientation actuator comprises a ballast mechanism.

22. The method according to claim 16, wherein said device orientation actuator comprises a propeller.

23. The method according to claim 16, wherein said bladder imaging device comprises an illumination source.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein said illumination source comprises a light emitting diode (LED).

25. The method according to claim 23, wherein said illumination source comprises an ultraviolet light source.

26. The method according to claim 23, wherein said illumination source comprises an infrared light source.

27. The method according to claim 23, wherein said illumination source comprises an incandescent light source.

28. The method according to claim 16 wherein said bladder imaging device further comprises an image sensor.

29. The method according to claim 28 wherein said image sensor comprises a digital camera.

30. The method according to claim 16, wherein the releasing of the self-contained bladder imaging device comprises initiating an expansion.