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US 6,659,940 B2Granted
Image sensor and an endoscope using the same
AssigneeC2Cure, Inc.
InventorDoron Adler
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Abstract
An endoscope having restricted dimensions and comprising at least one image gatherer, at least one image distorter and at least one image sensor shaped to fit within said limited dimensions, and wherein said image distorter is operable to distort an image received from said image gatherer so that the image is sensible at said shaped image sensor.
Claims9
An endoscope for internally producing an image of a field of view, said image occupying an area larger than a cross-sectional area of said endoscope, the endoscope comprising:
- longitudinal walls;
- an image distorter for distorting light received from said field of view into a compact shape;;
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- an image sensor arranged in said compact shape to receive said distorted light to form an image thereon, wherein said image sensor is arranged along said longitudinal walls, the endoscope further comprising a light diverter for diverting said light towards said image sensor.
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