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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Dennis C. Leiner, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);
Michael Bush, South Portland, ME (US);
Inventors:
Dennis C. Leiner, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);
Michael Bush, South Portland, ME (US);
Assignee:
Lighthouse Imaging Corporation, Portland, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscopic coupler by which the rotary and/or linear motion of an external ring is transferred via magnetic interaction of specially configured continuous plastic magnets to a lens resident in a hermetically sealed housing to effect focusing and/or zooming action of the lens without mechanically breaching the integrity of the hermetic seal thereby making the coupler particularly suitable for withstanding the rigors of autoclaving.