US 12,262,110 B2
Medical imaging scope with capacitive sensor units
Larry Oslie, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Jonathan Bormet, Goleta, CA (US)
Assigned to KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/060,156.
Prior Publication US 2024/0179394 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/62 (2023.01) [A61B 1/0004 (2022.02); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A camera head communicatively coupled to a camera control unit, the camera control unit configured to process data from the camera head to generate an image, the camera head comprising:
a first capacitive sensing unit disposed along at least one surface of the camera head, the first capacitive sensing unit configured to detect a grip;
an electronic controller communicatively coupled to the first capacitive sensing unit and operable to process the grip to determine a profile of the grip;
a memory storage unit configured to store a plurality of grip profiles, each of the plurality of grip profiles being associated with a predetermined configuration of the one or more camera control functions; and
wherein the electronic controller processes the profile of the grip to adjust the camera head to the predetermined configuration for operating the one or more camera control functions associated with the detected profile.