GB2291980A - Optical system for imaging inner walls of flexible tubes - Google Patents

Optical system for imaging inner walls of flexible tubes Download PDF

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GB2291980A
GB2291980A GB9514496A GB9514496A GB2291980A GB 2291980 A GB2291980 A GB 2291980A GB 9514496 A GB9514496 A GB 9514496A GB 9514496 A GB9514496 A GB 9514496A GB 2291980 A GB2291980 A GB 2291980A
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optical system
flexible tube
inner walls
conical
imaging
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Doron Sturlesi
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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd
State of Israel
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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd
State of Israel
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/04—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/0008—Insertion part of the endoscope body characterised by distal tip features
    • A61B1/00096—Optical elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/06—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
    • A61B1/07—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/2407—Optical details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B37/00—Panoramic or wide-screen photography; Photographing extended surfaces, e.g. for surveying; Photographing internal surfaces, e.g. of pipe
    • G03B37/005—Photographing internal surfaces, e.g. of pipe

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
  • Instruments For Viewing The Inside Of Hollow Bodies (AREA)
GB9514496A 1994-07-27 1995-07-14 Optical system for imaging inner walls of flexible tubes Withdrawn GB2291980A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IL11047594A IL110475A (en) 1994-07-27 1994-07-27 Optical system for flexible tubes

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GB9514496D0 GB9514496D0 (en) 1995-09-13
GB2291980A true GB2291980A (en) 1996-02-07

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FR (1) FR2723215B1 (de)
GB (1) GB2291980A (de)
IL (1) IL110475A (de)

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US7751870B2 (en) 2002-01-30 2010-07-06 Power Medical Interventions, Llc Surgical imaging device
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US7877134B2 (en) 2001-08-02 2011-01-25 Given Imaging Ltd. Apparatus and methods for in vivo imaging
US7996067B2 (en) 1999-06-15 2011-08-09 Given Imaging Ltd. In-vivo imaging device, optical system and method
US7998065B2 (en) 2001-06-18 2011-08-16 Given Imaging Ltd. In vivo sensing device with a circuit board having rigid sections and flexible sections
US8229549B2 (en) 2004-07-09 2012-07-24 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Surgical imaging device
US8262560B2 (en) 2001-04-20 2012-09-11 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Imaging device for use with a surgical device
US8500630B2 (en) 2004-06-30 2013-08-06 Given Imaging Ltd. In vivo device with flexible circuit board and method for assembly thereof
US8696552B2 (en) 2002-09-30 2014-04-15 Covidien Lp Self-contained sterilizable surgical system

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US4149769A (en) * 1977-09-20 1979-04-17 Richard Wolf Gmbh Endoscope telescopes with tubular connected ocular and objective lens means
WO1994011040A1 (en) * 1992-11-17 1994-05-26 Kaali Steven G Visually directed trocar and method

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7327525B2 (en) 1999-06-15 2008-02-05 Given Imaging Ltd. Optical system
US7813789B2 (en) 1999-06-15 2010-10-12 Given Imaging Ltd. In-vivo imaging device, optical system and method
US7996067B2 (en) 1999-06-15 2011-08-09 Given Imaging Ltd. In-vivo imaging device, optical system and method
US8262560B2 (en) 2001-04-20 2012-09-11 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Imaging device for use with a surgical device
US7998065B2 (en) 2001-06-18 2011-08-16 Given Imaging Ltd. In vivo sensing device with a circuit board having rigid sections and flexible sections
US7877134B2 (en) 2001-08-02 2011-01-25 Given Imaging Ltd. Apparatus and methods for in vivo imaging
US7751870B2 (en) 2002-01-30 2010-07-06 Power Medical Interventions, Llc Surgical imaging device
US9867523B2 (en) 2002-01-30 2018-01-16 Covidien Lp Surgical imaging device
US8812086B2 (en) 2002-01-30 2014-08-19 Covidien Lp Surgical imaging device
US8696552B2 (en) 2002-09-30 2014-04-15 Covidien Lp Self-contained sterilizable surgical system
US8500630B2 (en) 2004-06-30 2013-08-06 Given Imaging Ltd. In vivo device with flexible circuit board and method for assembly thereof
US8862209B2 (en) 2004-07-09 2014-10-14 Covidien Lp Surgical imaging device
US8229549B2 (en) 2004-07-09 2012-07-24 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Surgical imaging device

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IL110475A (en) 2000-11-21
FR2723215A1 (fr) 1996-02-02
DE19525768A1 (de) 1996-02-01
FR2723215B1 (fr) 1997-10-17
IL110475A0 (en) 1994-10-21
GB9514496D0 (en) 1995-09-13

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