ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF USE

An endoscope includes a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the shaft, and an image sensor is carried on the distal end of the shaft. A channel extends through at least a distal shaft portion and has a channel diamete...

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Hauptverfasser:	SKALNYI, Eugene, SHADDUCK, John H, TRUCKAI, Csaba, TOTH, Akos
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PHYSICS SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	An endoscope includes a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the shaft, and an image sensor is carried on the distal end of the shaft. A channel extends through at least a distal shaft portion and has a channel diameter, and a section of the channel is re-configurable between a constricted shape and a non-constricted shape to accommodate tools introduced therethrough. The combined diagonal dimension and channel diameter is usually greater than the outer shaft diameter. The image sensor may be connected to a connector on the housing by a first slack flex circuit and a lights source on the shaft may be connected to a connector on the housing by a second slack flex circuit.