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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Ag, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Inventors:
Derek Scot Tata, Longmont, CO (US);
Peter Douglas Colin Inglis, Boulder, CO (US);
Alexandra Hause, Denver, CO (US);
Bo Chen, Louisville, CO (US);
Michael Ng, Kowloon, HK;
Craig Allen Patton, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00055 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00042 (2022.02); A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/00097 (2022.02); A61B 1/00147 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/267 (2013.01); A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 2090/368 (2016.02);
Abstract
An endoscope system is provided with a graphical orientation indicator. An endoscope includes a flexible tubular body with a steerable distal end having a camera. A controller for the endoscope presents a user interface that displays a view from the camera and a graphical orientation indicator visually representing an orientation of the distal end of the endoscope.