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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
John T. Shen, San Jose, CA (US);
Benjamin H. Feingold, Tucson, AZ (US);
Vasudev Nambakam, San Jose, CA (US);
Amit A. Mahadik, San Jose, CA (US);
Brandon B. Hunter, Hollister, CA (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of obtaining a clear endoscopic image includes emitting light from an endoscope into a body cavity; receiving light reflected from the body cavity at a variable-attenuator, the variable-attenuator comprising a plurality of light attenuating elements that are aligned with a plurality of pixels of at least one the image sensor; controlling the variable-attenuator to attenuate light passing through the plurality of light attenuating elements and into the plurality of pixels of the at least one image sensor; capturing an image with the plurality of pixels of the at least one image sensor.