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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Nathan Jon Schara, Pasadena, CA (US);
Hans David Hoeg, Arcadia, CA (US);
Eric Lawrence Hale, Altadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Jon Schara, Pasadena, CA (US);
Hans David Hoeg, Arcadia, CA (US);
Eric Lawrence Hale, Altadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope having a longitudinal axis, a view vector angularly offset from said longitudinal axis, an accelerometer, and an image rotator effectively responsive to said accelerometer, wherein said accelerometer is arranged for measuring rotations about a measurement axis which is generally parallel to said view vector. Through the use of this apparatus, an image is maintained in an upright orientation.