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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Jyouji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuichi Takenaga, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Jyouji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuichi Takenaga, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00174 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an endoscopic camera capable of expanding its visual field up to an oblique back side. An endoscopic camera includes: a rigid case having a cylindrical shape with a top end portion being obliquely cut off; a camera head provided at the top end portion of the rigid case; a semispherical cover mounted on the top end portion of the rigid case to cover at least a part of the camera head; and a tilt motor adapted to rotate the camera head around a tilt shaft.