Video equipped endoscope with needle probe
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Aug 8, 1989
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Nov 12, 1987
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Nov 12, 1987
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An instrument for penetrating a small opening for closely examining an interior target. The instrument has a narrow needle probe that forms an image of the target and carries it into a main housing. In the housing, a miniature solid-state imager receives the image and forms a video signal that is transmitted, through a long flexible conduit, to a video monitor. The probe is formed of a steel tubular sleeve containing a self-focusing rod lens. A fiber optic bundle surrounds the rod lens to carry illumination to the end of the sleeve for illuminating the target area. A guide tube can be affixed on the sleeve to guide a tool into the target area.
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