Electronically steerable endoscope

Details Electronically steerable endoscope Electronically steerable endoscope

1994-03-30

1996-08-20

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Endoscope

With additional scope

600109, 600111, 600173, 600170, 348 65, A61B 105

Patent

active

055474551

ABSTRACT:
A multiple view endoscope for providing "on command" images of a plurality of different fields of view surrounding the distal end of the endoscope without having to move the endoscope from an initially established position in order to access the different fields of view. A multiplicity of image capturing means are disposed in an array on the distal end to permit the operator to select and view either any one of, or any combination of, the multiple views provided by the multiplicity of image capturing means.

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