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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Entellus Medical, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Paul Lesch, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Cliff Dowdy, Montrose, CO (US);
Assignee:
Entellus Medical, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/0655 (2022.02); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/671 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01);
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to an endoscopic camera and methods for operating the camera. In one embodiment, the endoscopic camera includes a grip region to facilitate holding by a user. The camera may also include a mechanism for correcting improperly exposed video signals by modulating illumination parameters.