OPTICAL, OPTOELECTRONIC, AND OPTOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

OPTICAL, OPTOELECTRONIC, AND OPTOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

A tethered imaging camera (100) encapsulated in a shell lens element (120) of such camera (110) enables viewing from inside and imaging of a biological organ in/from a variety of directions. A portion of camera's optical system together with light source(s) and optical detector mutually coopera...

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Hauptverfasser: BANERJEE, Bhaskar, CHANG, Chih-Chiang, ZHANG, Haiyong, PFISTERER, Richard, JAMESON, John
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A tethered imaging camera (100) encapsulated in a shell lens element (120) of such camera (110) enables viewing from inside and imaging of a biological organ in/from a variety of directions. A portion of camera's optical system together with light source(s) and optical detector mutually cooperated by housing structure inside the shell are moveable/re-orientable within the shell to vary a desired view of the object space without interruption of imaging process. A tether carries electrical but not optical signals to and from the camera and controllable traction cords to move the camera, and a hand-control unit and/or electronic circuitry configured to operate the camera and power its movements. Method(s) of using optical, optoelectronic, and optoelectromechanical sub-systems of the camera.