Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endoscope having multiple viewing directions
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Application No.: US17398871Application Date: 2021-08-10
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Publication No.: US11974724B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Andrew Calabrese , Louis J. Barbato , Brian Gaffney , Mark D. Wood
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/018 ; A61B1/05 ; A61B1/06

Abstract:
An endoscope may include a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a first image sensor facing a distal direction, and a second image sensor facing a lateral direction. The endoscope may further include a tubular member having a lumen, the lumen having a distal-end opening and defining a longitudinal axis through a center of the lumen. The tubular member may be movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration of the tubular member, the longitudinal axis of the lumen may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. In the second configuration of the tubular member, the longitudinal axis of the lumen may extend through a lateral opening in a wall of the shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210361153A1 ENDOSCOPE HAVING MULTIPLE VIEWING DIRECTIONS Public/Granted day:2021-11-25
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