EP 1560515 A1 20050810 - ENDOSCOPIC VIEWING SYSTEM HAVING A POWERED OPTICAL COUPLER
Title (en)
ENDOSCOPIC VIEWING SYSTEM HAVING A POWERED OPTICAL COUPLER
Title (de)
ENDOSKOPISCHES BEOBACHTUNGSSYSTEM MIT EINEM ANGETRIEBENEN OPTISCHEN KOPPLER
Title (fr)
SYSTEME DE VISION ENDOSCOPIQUE A COUPLEUR OPTIQUE MOTORISE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 0234221 W 20021025
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004039250A1] An endoscopic viewing system (20) including a powered zoom coupler (38). The coupler is configured to attach the camera to a proximal end of an endoscope (22). The coupler includes a plurality of lenses (60-68) that are positioned within a sleeve (82). The coupler includes a first motor (128) and a second motor (138). Each of the first motor and the second motor move at least a portion of the plurality of lenses with respect to the sleeve. The coupler can optically focus and magnify the image applied to a camera. TRC system further comprises a control center so that it can digitally focuse and magnify the image. Owing to this structure, surgeons can, with a single control unit optically and electrically process an image displayed on a monitor (36). Since the image can be both digitally and optically altered, wider zoom and focus ranges are possible.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 1/00126 (2013.01); A61B 1/00188 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); G02B 23/2438 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); A61B 1/00128 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004039250A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004039250 A1 20040513; AU 2002353884 A1 20040525; AU 2002353884 B2 20080918; EP 1560515 A1 20050810; JP 2006503663 A 20060202; JP 4362571 B2 20091111
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0234221 W 20021025; AU 2002353884 A 20021025; EP 02789282 A 20021025; JP 2004548238 A 20021025