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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:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Jeffrey M Wallace, Baltimore, MD (US);
Santosh Venkatesha, Baltimore, MD (US);
Keith Peacock, Columbia, MD (US);
Nitish V Thakor, Clarksville, MD (US);
Ananth Natarajan, San Marino, CA (US);
Jeffrey M Wallace, Baltimore, MD (US);
Santosh Venkatesha, Baltimore, MD (US);
Keith Peacock, Columbia, MD (US);
Nitish V Thakor, Clarksville, MD (US);
Ananth Natarajan, San Marino, CA (US);
Ikona Medical Corporation, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments include an endoscope and methods for imaging using the endoscope. The endoscope may include an imaging channel and a tip positioned at one end of the imaging channel, the tip adapted to collect light from a field of view that extends 360° around at least a portion of the endoscope and to transmit the light to the imaging channel. Certain embodiments may also utilize various sensors, controllers and processing mechanisms to record and process images into a representation, move the endoscope in and out of the endometrial cavity, and to biopsy a portion of the endometrium.