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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/128 (2013.01); A61B 1/0008 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00036 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); G02B 23/243 (2013.01); G02B 23/2423 (2013.01); G02B 23/2461 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope system includes an endoscope, a display device, and a cable interconnecting the endoscope and the display device. The endoscope includes an elongated body extending distally from a handle. An image sensor is disposed within a distal portion of the elongated body, a lens is disposed at a distal end of the elongated body, and a light source including one or more light emitting elements is integrated into the distal end of the elongated body and positioned radially outward of the lens. An integrated processor is disposed within the handle.