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Device for recording an image of an object field on a human or animal body

US10122897B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Heni · Tuttlingen, DE
Markus Kupferschmid · Emmingen-Liptingen, DE
Daniel Ulmschneider · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2014
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3616
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for recording an image of an object field on a human or animal body from outside of the body including a shaft and an observation optical system, arranged at a distal end of the shaft, for recording the image of the object field, wherein the observation optical system is embodied as a stereo optical system including an electronic image recorder for recording a stereo image of the object field and wherein the device includes an optical unit, which includes the observation optical system and is rotatable about a first axis of rotation approximately parallel to a direction of view of the observation optical system.

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