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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Avateramedical Gmbh, Jena, DE;
Avateramedical GmbH, Jena, DE;
Abstract
The present invention concerns an endoscope for minimally invasive surgery, especially for use within a surgical robotic system, which comprises a main support device (), which basically extends over the entire length of the endoscope from the outside to the interior of the body, and which comprises at its distal end at least one illumination unit () and two imaging devices (), wherein each of the imaging devices () is basically arranged in such a way that it can be rotated to the outside on the same level as the main support device (), a trocar (), by means of which the endoscope can enter the body, and an additional support device (), which is provided at the trocar () and/or the main support device (), wherein the additional support device () comprises at its distal end an additional imaging device (), which can be rotated from the additional support device () to the outside and wherein the additional imaging device () comprises an additional illumination unit () and at least an additional image sensor (), which comprises a monitoring area, which encompasses the two monitoring areas of the imaging devices () of the main support device ().