Imaging device and system
AssigneeKARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
InventorJonathan BORMET
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Abstract
An imaging device for obtaining an image of an interior portion of a patient includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end configured to be inserted into the patient. The imaging device also includes an optical system including an image sensor and an optical lens configured to capture images along an optical axis defined by a longitudinal axis of the body. Additionally, the imaging device includes a reflective element surrounding at least a portion of the optical axis. Moreover, the reflective element is cylindrically or conically shaped. Additionally, the optical lens is interposed between the image sensor and the reflective element and configured to transmit light from the reflective element onto the image sensor.
Claims20
An imaging device for obtaining an image of an interior portion of a patient, the imaging device comprising:
- a body having a proximal end and a distal end configured to be inserted into the patient;
- an optical system including an image sensor and an optical lens configured to capture images along an optical axis defined by a longitudinal axis of the body;
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- a reflective element surrounding at least a portion of the optical axis, wherein the reflective element is cylindrically or conically shaped, and wherein the optical lens is interposed between the image sensor and the reflective element and configured to transmit light from the reflective element onto the image sensor.
An imaging system for obtaining images of an interior portion of a patient, the imaging system comprising:
- an imaging device configured to operate at an angle of operation and including:
- a body having a proximal end and a distal end configured to be inserted into the interior portion of the patient;
- an optical system including an image sensor and an optical lens configured to capture images along an optical axis defined by a longitudinal axis of the body;
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- a reflective element configured to surround the optical axis, the reflective element being one of a cylindrical or conical shape so as to generate a plurality of images from a plurality of perspectives, the plurality of images captured by the image sensor;
- an image processor configured to process the angle of operation of the imaging device and select one of the plurality of images corresponding to the angle of operation, the selected image and a central image is processed to generate a three-dimensional image corresponding to the angle of operation;
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- a display configured to display the three-dimensional image.
A method of displaying an image from an imaging device having a body, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of images from a plurality of perspectives from a reflective element, the reflective element being one of a cylindrical or conical shape;
- determining an orientation of the imaging device;
- processing the orientation of the imaging device and selecting a left image and a right image from the plurality of images, wherein one of the left image and the right image corresponds to a central image and the other of the left image and the right image is one of the plurality of images corresponding to the orientation of the imaging device;
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- displaying the left image and the right image on a display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.