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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
Applicant:
Martin A. Frith, Goleta, CA (US);
Inventor:
Martin A. Frith, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
Linvatec Corporation, Largo, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rotatable endoscope coupler which enables an endoscope to be rotatably attached to a camera and selectively locked in place. The coupler enables single handed rotation of the scope while the camera remains in a fixed orientation. A plurality of ceramic ball bearings riding in a stainless steel race enable the coupler to be repeatedly autoclaved. A locking mechanism allows the scope and camera to be fixed from relative rotation.