Video endoscope with interchangeable endoscope heads

Details Video endoscope with interchangeable endoscope heads Video endoscope with interchangeable endoscope heads

1996-03-28

1997-10-28

Chin, Tommy P.

Television

Special applications

With endoscope

348 65, 128 4, 362 32, H04N 718, H04N 5225

Patent

active

056821999

ABSTRACT:
A video endoscopes with interchangeable endoscope heads which enables the operative hook up or connection of any of a variety of interchangeable endoscope heads including optical or objective elements for receiving and transmitting images of an object or target to be examined with both a video camera head and a light source in a single, quick and easy step. When operatively connected, the present video endoscope allows the optional simple and easy rotation of the endoscope head and light source relative to the video camera head to achieve a desired endoscope head orientation, and rotation of just the video camera head alone to adjust the orientation of the image viewed through the device on a video monitor or other medium.

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