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US 12,726,695 B2Granted
Endoscopic imaging system including medical scope with capacitive sensor units and a method therefor
AssigneeKARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
InventorsLarry Oslie, Jonathan Bormet
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Abstract
Provided is a camera head having a capacitive sensing unit disposed along the outer surface of the camera head. The capacitive sensing unit includes a plurality of capacitive sensors. The camera head includes an electronic controller operable to process an actuation of the plurality of capacitive sensors to control a camera control function and determine a medical procedure and/or the identity of the user.
Claims19
An endoscopic imaging system comprising:
- a camera head, the camera head including:
- a first capacitive sensing unit disposed along at least one surface of 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, and
- 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,
- an endoscope attached to the camera head;
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- a camera control unit having a system controller and a system memory, the camera control unit communicatively coupled to the camera head;
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- wherein the electronic controller is configured to 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.
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A method of operating an imaging system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a camera head having a first capacitive sensing unit disposed along at least one surface of the camera head, the camera head including a memory storage unit configured to store a plurality of grip profiles, each of the plurality of grip profiles being associated a predetermined configuration of the one or more camera control functions, the camera head further including an electronic controller operable to process a grip to determine a profile of the grip;
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- determining, by the electronic controller, the predetermined configuration for operating the one or more camera control functions associated with the detected profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.