Surgery – Endoscope – Having imaging and illumination means
Patent
1996-07-15
1999-03-09
Leubecker, John P.
Surgery
Endoscope
Having imaging and illumination means
600109, 600127, 600130, 600131, 600167, 600182, A61B 104, A61B 107
Patent
active
058792899
ABSTRACT:
A portable, hand-held endoscopic camera having all of the necessary components for performing endoscopic procedures comprises power source means, lens means, light source means, and video camera means. The portable endoscopic camera is adaptable to a wide variety of systems and includes a highly efficient means for focusing the illumination of the light source. The lens means includes a fiber bundle and the light source means includes a bulb. The bulb is positioned in an abutting relationship with the fiber bundle, thereby focusing light into the fiber bundle. The camera is selectively operable in a cordless and cord-operated mode.
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Handelin Gary
Sosa Martin G.
Yarush Don
Leubecker John P.
Universal Technologies International, Inc.
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