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Interface unit in a multiple viewing elements endoscope system

A technology of endoscopes and components, applied in the fields of endoscopy, medical science, surgery, etc., can solve the problems of limited options and limited field of view

Active Publication Date: 2016-03-16
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[0050] Disadvantages of such endoscopes include their limited field of view and limited options for manipulating medical and surgical tools

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[0414] An aspect of some embodiments relates to an endoscope having a tip section equipped with two or more viewing elements. According to one embodiment, one of said viewing elements is located at the distal end of the tip section and points forward, and the remaining viewing elements are located more rearwardly in the tip section and point sideways.

[0415] According to another embodiment, one of said viewing elements is located at the distal (front) face of the tip section and points forward, the remaining viewing elements are located more rearwardly in the tip section and point sideways.

[0416] According to another embodiment, two or more viewing elements (e.g. three, four or more) are located near or at the distal end of the tip section and are directed sideways so that The field of view provided by these viewing elements covers front and side views. Even in such a configuration, according to some embodiments, there is no viewing element arranged at the distal (front)...

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An interface unit is configured to functionally associate with an endoscope system which includes at least two simultaneously operating imaging channels associated with at least two displays, respectively. In a first configuration, the interface unit includes an image processor functionally associated with the at least two imaging channels which is configured to separately synchronize images and image data received simultaneously from the at least two imaging channels and send those discrete image streams to different displays. In a second configuration, the interface unit includes an image processor functionally associated with the at least two imaging channels which is configured to receive image streams, synchronize the image streams, and create a single image stream to send to a display.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] The priority of this patent application rests on the following U.S. Provisional Patent Applications, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety: [0003] U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 824,236, entitled "Multi-Viewing Endoscope," filed May 16, 2013; [0004] U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 824,653, entitled "Interface Unit for Endoscopic System," filed May 17, 2013; [0005] U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 824,863, entitled "Multi-ViewingElementEndoscopeHavingTwoFrontServiceChannels," filed March 17, 2013; [0006] U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 828,039, entitled "Multi-ViewingElementEndoscopeHavingTwoFrontServiceChannels," filed March 28, 2013; [0007] U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 840,691, entitled "Multi-Viewing Element Endoscope With Modular Imaging Units," filed June 28, 2013; [0008] U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 840,706, entitled "Multi-Jet Distr...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B1/05
CPCA61B1/05A61B1/00009A61B1/0005A61B1/0008A61B1/00101A61B1/00131A61B1/0004A61B1/00042
Inventor A.维达斯M.吉里思Y.柯马T.戴维森A.希莫尼W.帕克斯Y.阿舍里C.雅各布斯S.威思D.拉德Y.格肖夫L.克里沃皮斯克
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