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Endoscopic device and method for endoscopic examination

US11213189B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

Hans-Gerd Maas · Dresden, DE
Niklas Paul Conen · Meppen, DE
Thomas Luhmann · Wardenburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 10, 2019
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 26, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/05
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an endoscopic device, in particular for medical applications, comprising an endoscope with a shaft that is introducible into a subject under examination, and a data processing unit, three or more optical imaging units having respective imaging elements arranged distally on the shaft and image sensors associated therewith for providing image data sets for the data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit is configured and programmed such that it uses the image data sets to determine corresponding image points therein and generates a 3D surface data set of an object imaged by the imaging units in the subject under examination. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for endoscopic examination.

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