US 12,075,975 B2
Endoscope with pannable camera
Kevin L. Grant, Litchfield, NH (US); Jason A. Demers, Manchester, NH (US); Peter K. Vondras, Somerville, MA (US); Stephen L. Fichera, Salem, NH (US); and Timothy D. Moreau, Manchester, NH (US)
Assigned to DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed by DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/120,614.
Application 17/120,614 is a continuation of application No. 16/460,545, filed on Jul. 2, 2019, granted, now 10,863,888, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Application 16/460,545 is a continuation of application No. 15/910,495, filed on Mar. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,362,927, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Application 15/910,495 is a continuation of application No. 14/170,080, filed on Jan. 31, 2014, granted, now 9,907,457, issued on Mar. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/826,303, filed on May 22, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/759,784, filed on Feb. 1, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0093171 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 1/00183 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00103 (2013.01); A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/051 (2013.01); A61B 1/126 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3456 (2013.01); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3616 (2016.02)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscope comprising:
a proximal handle housing configured to house an electronic processing board for processing signals from an image sensor located at a distal end of a shaft of the endoscope;
a distal handle housing configured to hold the electronic processing board in a position fixed with respect to the distal handle housing; and
a magnetic rotary encoder connected to the electronic processing board wherein the proximal handle housing is rotatable with respect to the distal handle housing, and the rotary encoder is configured to provide a signal to an electronic processor representing the relative rotation of the proximal handle housing with respect to the distal handle housing.