Surgery – Endoscope – With particular arrangement of internal elements
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Leubecker, John P. (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Endoscope
With particular arrangement of internal elements
C600S109000, C600S111000, C600S166000, C600S176000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10683344
ABSTRACT:
An endoscope having restricted dimensions and comprising at least one image gatherer, at least one image distorter and at least one image sensor shaped to fit within said limited dimensions, and wherein said image distorter is operable to distort an image received from said image gatherer so that the image is sensible at said shaped image sensor.
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Adler Doron
Blumenzweig Arie
Pillar Ofer
Zaretski Alex
C2Cure Inc.
Ganz Law P.C.
Leubecker John P.
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