Apparatus for endoscopic or gastroscopic examination

Details Apparatus for endoscopic or gastroscopic examination Apparatus for endoscopic or gastroscopic examination

1995-07-28

1997-04-08

Jaworski, Francis

Surgery

Truss

Pad

12866206, 600109, A61B 505, A61B 812, A61B 1005

Patent

active

056178581

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for endoscopic or gastroscopic examination of patients, comprising an endoscope (5) having a probe head (6) provided with an imaging transducer being preferably an ultrasonic or camera-based transducer, said endoscope (5) being adapted to be inserted through the mouth of the patient, and position detection means (7,15) to provide probe head position information which together with corresponding imaging examination results are adapted to be stored in recording means (24). As known per se the endoscope (5) has a visible distance scale or indication (15) along a length thereof. The position detection means comprise a small video camera (7) with a mounting device (7A) for holding the camera in a fixed position in relation to the patient's teeth and with the field of view of the camera covering said endoscope (5) and said distance scale or indication (15) thereon, at the point of entering the patient's mouth.

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