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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul V Lucey, Sandown, NH (US);
Robert J Scarchilli, Nashua, NH (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600109 ; 600167 ; 600173 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for viewing a region comprises a hollow member elongated between a proximal end and a distal end configured to be inserted into the region, an optical element disposed in the distal end, and an image detector disposed adjacent to the optical element. The optical element and the image detector are arranged for relative rotation. The apparatus is particularly well-suited for use in an endoscope, and in particular with an endoscope having an off-axis field of view.