Surgery – Endoscope – With camera or solid state imager
Patent
1995-04-19
1997-11-25
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Endoscope
With camera or solid state imager
600121, 600125, 600160, 600170, A61B 104
Patent
active
056906056
ABSTRACT:
An endoscopic device includes an endoscopic tube for insertion into a cavity to be viewed; an optical system including a video camera and illuminating means for viewing the cavity, the image on the screen being a noninverted image; and a removable, rigid, sterilizable or discardable sheath completely enclosing the endoscopic tube and the illuminating means to prevent their exposure to the cavity environment.
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Habermann William
Hamlin David
McKinley Arthur C.
Apley Richard J.
Cohen Donald S.
Flanagan Beverly M.
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