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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Eric Lawrence Hale, Altadena, CA (US);
Hans David Hoeg, Arcadia, CA (US);
Nathan Jon Schara, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Lawrence Hale, Altadena, CA (US);
Hans David Hoeg, Arcadia, CA (US);
Nathan Jon Schara, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Karl Storz Development Corp., Goleta, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for avoiding rapid or sudden image rotation or reversal in a gravity leveled endoscopic imaging system is disclosed. A mathematical neighborhood of a singular viewing configuration is defined and within this neighborhood the endoscopic image orientation follows specified rules.