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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:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Keith N. Knapp, Ii, Townsend, MA (US);
Daniel Braunstein, Arlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Keith N. Knapp, II, Townsend, MA (US);
Daniel Braunstein, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An adapter that allows digital imaging devices to be used with existing analog consoles. In one embodiment of the invention, an adaptor is provided that receives a digital video image signal from a medical device and converts the digital signal into an analog signal that can be displayed by an analog console. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for converting a digital video signal received from a medical imaging device into a standardized analog video format.