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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
George E. Duckett, Iii, Castaic, CA (US);
Marios Kyperountas, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/055 (2006.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/055 (2013.01); G02B 27/283 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); A61B 1/00193 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/0646 (2013.01); G02B 27/1066 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01);
Abstract
Medical imaging camera head attachment devices and methods are provided using light captured by an endoscope system or other medical scope or borescope. Various camera head attachments are provided with a camera head design and system allowing recognition of the attachments and enabling processing algorithms associated with each. The camera head optics are designed to work with a variety of attachments. Several attachments optical designs are provided.