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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Endochoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Endochoice, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 9/47 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/128 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00039 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 5/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present specification discloses an endoscope having a tip section equipped with multiple viewing elements. Each of the viewing elements' field of view is illuminated by a discrete illuminator, such as a LED, being operated in a flash mode. The flash mode of operation of the LEDs enable doctors to obtain a position of the endoscope tip within a patient's body from outside by viewing the light emitted by the LEDs. Since the light is emitted for short pre-defined periods of time, the heat generated by the LEDs during their periods of operation is within a safe threshold value, and does not cause any burn injury inside the patient's body.