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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Stephen B. Colvin, New York, NY (US);
Eugene Grossi, New York, NY (US);
Alan Katz, Freeport, NY (US);
Quickie Vision LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A wide-view endoscope comprising a rounded body having an inner surface, a proximal end and a distal end, at least one lens element having an outer surface, a plurality of gaps formed by the inner surface of the body and the outer surface of the lens element, where at least one of the gaps is disproportionate in size by comparison to the remaining gaps, and at least one conduit for the transmission of light from an external light source to a visualized object, the conduit being disposed of in the gaps. Whereby, light is asymmetrically transmitted to the visualized object and the visualized object has a three-dimensional appearance that is produced through the shadowing resulting from the asymmetric transmission of light to the visualized object.