SE9901660D0 - Endoscope assembly and ways to use it - Google Patents

Endoscope assembly and ways to use it

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Publication number
SE9901660D0
SE9901660D0 SE9901660A SE9901660A SE9901660D0 SE 9901660 D0 SE9901660 D0 SE 9901660D0 SE 9901660 A SE9901660 A SE 9901660A SE 9901660 A SE9901660 A SE 9901660A SE 9901660 D0 SE9901660 D0 SE 9901660D0
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window
fiber optic
ways
endoscope assembly
refractive index
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SE9901660A
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Swedish (sv)
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Eric Pagan
David Philip Poore
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Smiths Industries Plc
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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
    • A61B1/00064—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
    • A61B1/00142—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 means for preventing contamination, e.g. by using a sanitary sheath
    • 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
    • A61B1/042—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 characterised by a proximal camera, e.g. a CCD camera

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Instruments For Viewing The Inside Of Hollow Bodies (AREA)

Abstract

The endoscope has a detachable flexible cover, which covers at least the front end of a fiber optic. A transparent window seals the front end of the cover. The space between the rear end of the window and the front end of the fiber optic is filled with a liquid (3), which provides the optical contact between the window inner surface and the fiber optic front end. The refractive index of the liquid is the same as the refractive index of the window material.
SE9901660A 1998-05-08 1999-05-07 Endoscope assembly and ways to use it SE9901660L (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GBGB9809730.6A GB9809730D0 (en) 1998-05-08 1998-05-08 Endoscope assembly

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SE9901660D0 true SE9901660D0 (en) 1999-05-07
SE9901660L SE9901660L (en) 1999-11-09

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AU (1) AU2694099A (en)
DE (1) DE19918488A1 (en)
GB (1) GB9809730D0 (en)
SE (1) SE9901660L (en)

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DE10005132C2 (en) * 2000-02-04 2003-08-14 Siegfried Schindler endoscope lens
US6863651B2 (en) * 2001-10-19 2005-03-08 Visionscope, Llc Miniature endoscope with imaging fiber system
US10595710B2 (en) 2001-10-19 2020-03-24 Visionscope Technologies Llc Portable imaging system employing a miniature endoscope
US20070167681A1 (en) 2001-10-19 2007-07-19 Gill Thomas J Portable imaging system employing a miniature endoscope
DE20300037U1 (en) * 2003-01-03 2003-05-08 Kress, Jürgen, Dr., 84051 Essenbach Protection device against contamination for medical endoscopes
ES2273066T3 (en) * 2003-01-03 2007-05-01 Jurgen Kress ELEMENT OF HYGIENIC PROTECTION FOR ENDOSCOPE.

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SE9901660L (en) 1999-11-09
AU2694099A (en) 1999-11-18
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GB9809730D0 (en) 1998-07-08

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