Patent
Multi-viewing element endoscope
Avi Levy,Yaniv Kirma,Moshe Levi +2 more
- 08 Aug 2012
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors provided a tip section of a multi-viewing element endoscope, the tip section comprising two or more side-pointing viewing elements positioned at or in proximity to the distal end of the endoscope.
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Abstract: There is provided herein a tip section of a multi-viewing element endoscope, the tip section comprising: two or more side-pointing viewing elements positioned at or in proximity to a distal end of said tip section, wherein each of said two or more side-pointing viewing elements having a discrete illuminator associated therewith, wherein the field of view provided by the two or more side-pointing viewing elements covers a front and side views; a working channel configured for insertion of a surgical tool; and a pathway fluid injector for inflating and/or cleaning a body cavity into which the endoscope is inserted.
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