Karl Storz Imaging, Inc.

Barry A Mirrer

Marc R Amling

David Chatenever

Bruce Laurence Kennedy

Sydney Gonsalves

Greg M Chambers

Thomas J Anhalt

Kevin E Halleck

Angeli Mancuso Ruiz

Dai N Vu

Marco A Torres

Carol E Greise

Edwin W Field

A control unit is detachably coupled to a camera and receptive of the imaging data with a plurality of data processing instructions being stored on the camera and/or the control unit such that when the camera is coupled to the control unit, the plurality of data processing instructions transfer the imaging data from the camera to the control unit. The data processing instructions being field upgradeable with a portable upgrading module which may couple directly to either the camera and/or the control unit.

Updateable endoscopic video imaging system with unified electro-optic cable

Display module housing

Head module housing

Video camera

A connector assembly for an endoscope apparatus, which includes a plug removably insertable in a receptacle, is disclosed. The plug has a molded body incorporating a light cable and an electrical connector in a fixed spatial relationship within the molded body.

Electro-optical connection device

Updateable endoscopic video imaging system

Endoscope video camera head

A video imaging system including an endoscopic device, a camera, a camera control unit and a light source, the camera coupled to the camera control unit and light source via a single cable connection. The cable is advantageously provided as a pair of wires and a light guide where image data and camera information is transmitted over the pair of wires from the camera to the camera control unit, the data and information being multiplexed on the pair of wires; and command signals are sent from the camera control unit to the camera, the command signals based on the received camera information for control of the camera.

Unified electrical and illumination cable for endoscopic video imaging system

Endoscopic video camera

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Santa Barbara, CA, United States of America

Barry A Mirrer