Surgery – Endoscope – With camera or solid state imager
Patent
1994-12-07
1997-01-07
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Endoscope
With camera or solid state imager
600122, 396 17, A61B 104
Patent
active
055911196
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method is provided for enclosing a non-sterile video camera, its trailing cables, and a standard optical connector such as a "C" mount for use of the camera in the sterile environment of an operating room. The apparatus includes a coupler having a first end for attachment to the unsterile optical connector and a second end for attachment to a sterile endoscope. A passageway is formed inside the coupler that extends from the first end to the second end providing an optical pathway whereby an image from the endoscope may be transmitted to the camera. A transparent window is mounted transversely across the passageway between the first and second ends of the coupler which provides a sterile barrier therebetween. A sterile drape is positioned over the first end of the coupler and is secured to a neck portion that joins the first and second ends of the coupler. The sterile drape is secured such that a fluid and airtight seal is formed between the ends of the coupler. Typically, the seal is formed by surgical tape or adhesive.
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Apley Richard J.
Flanagan Beverly M.
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