Penetrating endoscope and endoscopic surgical instrument with cmos image sensor and display
CA 2332107 A1 · Owner: Yoon, Inbae · Inventors: Katz, Hal H.; Verschoor, John P.; Yoon, Inbae
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A penetrating endoscope (10) provides visualization of organ or tissue structures of foreign objects in a body. The penetrating endoscope includes an elongate penetrating member (12), a complementary metal dioxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (42), and an objective lens (36). The CMOS image sensor is substantially planar, and includes a plurality of pixels with a pixel signal processing circuit for generating a color image ready signal. The CMOS image sensor converts image light energy into electrical color image ready signal energy for transmission out of the body. The color image ready signal is viewed on a color image display (128). The CMOS image sensor is carried on the …
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- Filed May 7, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 7, 2019.
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