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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas J. Gill, Weston, MA (US);
James E. Mcdonald, Monson, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Gill, Weston, MA (US);
James E. McDonald, Monson, MA (US);
Assignee:
VisionScope Technologies LLC, Littleton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00142 (2013.01); A61B 1/00059 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 1/00167 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/0607 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); G02B 23/2469 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/043 (2013.01); G02B 3/0087 (2013.01); G02B 27/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cart or man-portable system and method for performing endoscopic procedures is provided. A portable display device, such as a laptop computer, is coupled to a handle comprising a miniature camera and fiber optic illumination subsystem. A sterile disposable portion is fitted over the illumination subsystem and inserted into a target area on a patient. Images of the target area are conveyed from the camera to the display device while an endoscopic procedure is performed, thus facilitating real-time diagnosis during the procedure.