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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Perry Hedges, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Andrew W. Melton, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ryan Kellar, Naples, FL (US);
Zachary Dominguez, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00027 (2013.01); A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/00126 (2013.01); A61B 1/0607 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to instruments and methods of performing an endoscopy. An endoscope for producing images of a surgery in vivo may include a hub and an imaging rod extending from the hub, the imaging rod being configured to receive light and direct the light to an imaging sensor located adjacent to a distal end of the imaging rod, the hub and the imaging rod being attached to form an assembly having a center of mass established distally of the hub. In other implementations, the hub may be omitted.