Electronically steerable endoscope
US5547455A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/555
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiple view endoscope for providing "on command" images of a plurality of different fields of view surrounding the distal end of the endoscope without having to move the endoscope from an initially established position in order to access the different fields of view. A multiplicity of image capturing means are disposed in an array on the distal end to permit the operator to select and view either any one of, or any combination of, the multiple views provided by the multiplicity of image capturing means.
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