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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2012
Applicant:

Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hans David Hoeg, Vancouver, WA (US);

George E. Duckett, III, Castaic, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 1/00174 (2013.01); A61B 1/00179 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/06 (2013.01); G02B 26/0883 (2013.01); G02B 27/642 (2013.01);
Abstract

An endoscope and endoscopic surgical system for improving the image resolution/performance of a solid state variable direction of view endoscope. The endoscope and endoscopic surgical system has an optical rotator element that optically rotates the entire wide-angle field so as to make any portion of the wide-angle field visible to an image sensor.


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Hoeg, Hans. (2016). Solid state variable direction of view endoscope with rotatable wide-angle field for maximal image performance (U.S. Patent No. 9408527). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9408527

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