Digital otoscope

Details Digital otoscope Digital otoscope

2007-08-27

2011-11-29

Kasztejna, Matthew J (Department: 3779)

Surgery

Specula

Laryngoscope

C600S112000, C600S163000, C600S167000, C600S168000, C600S176000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08066634

ABSTRACT:
A digital otoscope for capturing live and still digital images of body tissue and having associated optical characteristics that improve the quality of visual information gathered for medical inspection of both human and veterinary subjects. The digital otoscope includes a tip element having dimensions that are small enough to fit into a small body cavity, such as an ear canal. The tip element and the otoscope enclose an assembly of optical components yielding optical characteristics that provide a substantially wide field of view and a substantially wide range of optimal focus from which to form visual information within a small and confined body cavity.

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