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US 11,229,348 B2Granted
Multi-focal, multi-camera endoscope systems
AssigneeEndoChoice, Inc.
InventorsVictor Levin, Golan Salman, Idan Levy, Uri David
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AssigneeEndoChoice, Inc.
InventorsVictor Levin, Golan Salman, Idan Levy, Uri David
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A multi-focal, multi-camera endoscope having a tip section including a first optical assembly for generating a first image of a body cavity; a second optical assembly for generating a second image of a body cavity; at least one illuminator associated with each of the first optical assembly and second optical assembly; and a processing system configured to: zoom the first optical assembly and thereby generate a zoomed first image in place of the first image; and automatically cause a physical display to eliminate a display of the second image and to only display said zoomed first image. To eliminate the display of the second image, the processing system reduces a power supply to the second optical assembly, reduces an illumination intensity of an illuminator associated with the second optical assembly or causes the physical display to power off, darken, or blacken.
A method of using an endoscope system that includes a first optical assembly, a second optical assembly, and at least one illuminator associated with each of the first optical assembly and the second optical assembly, the method comprising:
A method of using an endoscope that includes a first optical assembly with a first optical axis, a second optical assembly with a second optical axis transverse to the first optical axis, and at least one illuminator, the method comprising:
A method of using an endoscope system that includes a first optical assembly, a second optical assembly, and at least one illuminator associated with each of the first optical assembly and the second optical assembly, the method comprising:
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