| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 600113000 | With additional scope | 9 |
| 20090234186 | Gastrointestinal endoscope with deflectable direction-change structure and deflectable direction-change tube thereof - Disclosed is a gastrointestinal endoscope, including a deflectable direction-change tube, which consists of plural ring units, each having a hollow section. Adjacent ring units are spaced by a predetermined distance, having opposing end faces between which at least two integrally formed connectors are provided to connect the adjacent ring units together. An end of the deflectable direction-change tube is operatively coupled to a direction-change operation device and an opposite end coupled to a capsule endoscope clamping structure. At least one control wire extends through a bore of the deflectable direction-change tube and connected between the direction-change operation device and the capsule endoscope clamping structure. By operating an operation capstan to have the control wire pulling the capsule endoscope clamping structure, the deflectable direction-change tube is controlled to change direction, thereby changing direction of a capsule endoscope retained by the capsule endoscope clamping structure. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100292535 | Endoscope with multiple fields of view - An endoscope having first and second viewing elements provides separate views of the passage being traversed or the organ being inspected. The endoscope is particularly useful for traversing restrictions and forming desired shapes in situ. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110282148 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes a side viewing observation section and a forward viewing observation section provided on a distal end side of an insertion portion which is inserted into an observation target for acquiring subject images of an observation target in a circumferential direction and an insertion direction of the insertion portion, respectively, a shielding section located within a viewing field of the side viewing observation section for shielding light from the subject entering the side viewing observation section and a protruding member protruding from the insertion portion arranged in a shielding region formed by the shielding section. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110288374 | METHOD AND ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE FOR EXAMINING OR IMAGING AN INTERIOR SURFACE OF A CORPOREAL CAVITY - An endoscopic imaging catheter is configured for insertion via a longitudinal channel of an endoscopic. The endoscopic imaging catheter includes an optical element, an imaging element, and a rotatable tubular shaft comprises an optical element and an imaging element, which comprise a side-looking imaging component. An endoscopic imaging catheter may alternatively comprise reflecting and optical elements and an imaging element. The reflecting element reflects onto the imaging element through the optical element side and rear views of at least a portion, or the entire 360° view of a wall encircling an intrabody lumen around the axis of said the longitudinal channel. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110306835 | ENDOSCOPY APPARATUS HAVING HIGH DEGREE OF MOTION FREEDOM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An endoscopy apparatus having high degree of motion freedom and the operating method thereof are disclosed. The endoscopy apparatus having high degree of motion freedom includes a multi-stage endoscopy module and a control module. The multi-stage endoscopy module includes at least a first endoscopy unit and a second endoscopy unit. The first endoscopy unit and the second endoscopy unit can provide a first bending and a second bending respectively. The second bending is larger than the first bending. When the multi-stage endoscopy module moves to a region near a target observing position, the control module will control the second endoscopy unit to generate slight deformation to observe a real-time state of the target observing position. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20130289351 | Combination Endoscopic Operative Delivery System - An endoscope for performing minimally invasive surgery includes along a portion of its length a means such as a groove for slidingly engaging with a corresponding means such as a tongue in a second endoscope and guiding the second endoscope into the patient. Multiple endoscope may be connected together and guide one another into or out of a patient. The tongue structure may include incongruous portions to permit two endoscopes to be partially connected and guided by one another. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130310645 | OPTICAL SENSING FOR RELATIVE TRACKING OF ENDOSCOPES - A telescopic endoscope employing a primary endoscope ( | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130345510 | METHOD AND ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE FOR EXAMINING OR IMAGING AN INTERIOR SURFACE OF A CORPOREAL CAVITY - An auxiliary endoscopic imaging catheter is configured for insertion via a longitudinal working channel of an endoscopic. The endoscopic imaging catheter comprises a longitudinally extending tubular shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and outer surface, and a longitudinal axis; one or more transparent or translucent elements positioned in the outer surface of the distal end of the shaft; and an imaging system comprising a reflector/refractor element and an imaging sensor, the imaging system being positioned interior of the distal end of the shaft. The reflector/refractor can be rotated or wobbled to obtain images of up to or over 360°. An illumination system is positioned on or in the distal end of the shaft, the illumination system being capable of illuminating a corporeal lumen or organ adjacent to the distal end. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140107418 | DUAL VIEW ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope is provided to examine internal organs with front and rear views. The endoscope comprises a shaft extending from a distal end in a rearward direction along a longitudinal axis towards a proximal end, with the distal and proximal ends defining a hollow channel extended there-through. The endoscope further comprises a first lens positioned adjacent to the distal end and configured to receive a first image in a forward direction along the longitudinal axis, with the forward direction generally 180 degree from the rearward direction. The endoscope further comprises a rearview module positioned adjacent to the distal end. The rearview module comprises a second lens configured to be positioned adjacent to the distal end, and receive a second image in a target direction having a directional component in the rearward direction along the longitudinal axis, independently of the first lens receiving the first image in the forward direction. | 04-17-2014 |
