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US 11,109,747 B2Granted
Arthroscopic system with disposable arthroscope having image rotation function and method thereof
AssigneeDynacolor, Inc.
InventorsChung-Sheng Chen, Ching-Chuan Jiang, Chien-Hsiang Chang, Wei-lin Chen
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Abstract
Provided is an arthroscopic system including an disposable arthroscope having a distal end and a proximal end, and including a light source, a lens set, an image sensor, a transmitter, and a control interface. The arthroscopic system eliminates the possibility of infecting the patient with contaminated devices by its cost-effectively disposable arthroscope. Also provided is a method for image rotating in an arthroscopic system.
Claims8
An arthroscopic system comprising:
- a disposable arthroscope having a distal end and a proximal end and comprising:
- a light source set up in said distal end for providing a light;
- a lens set set up in said distal end for gathering said light, wherein said lens set has a front end with a bevel angle;
- an image sensor directly coupled to said lens set for generating a digital raw data from said light;
- a control interface set up on a transmitter between said distal end and said proximal end, wherein said control interface is configured to generate a rotation angle control signal for controlling and indicating a rotation angle of said digital raw data, and said transmitter is a Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) configured to transmit said digital raw data and said rotation angle control signal toward said proximal end;
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- a cable set up at said proximal end for transmitting said digital raw data and said rotation angle control signal;
- a processing system attached to said proximal end for capturing and converting said digital raw data into a digital video data, wherein said digital video data is digitally rotated according to said rotation angle control signal;
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- a video display device for displaying said digital video data.
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