WO2001010292A1 - Endoscope - Google Patents
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- WO2001010292A1 WO2001010292A1 PCT/NL2000/000533 NL0000533W WO0110292A1 WO 2001010292 A1 WO2001010292 A1 WO 2001010292A1 NL 0000533 W NL0000533 W NL 0000533W WO 0110292 A1 WO0110292 A1 WO 0110292A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
- A61B1/00147—Holding or positioning arrangements
- A61B1/00149—Holding or positioning arrangements using articulated arms
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
- A61B1/04—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
- A61B1/05—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
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- the invention relates to an endoscope for use in minimally invasive surgery, comprising an inspection tube, which is provided with a light source and which at its distal end opens into a lens .
- Such an endoscope is known, for example, from the article Human sense of vision : a guide to future endo- scopic imaging systems by the authors M.O. Schurr, G. Buess, E. Kunert, E. Fleming, H. Henmeking and L. Gumb, published in Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies; 1996; No. 5, p. 410-418.
- the endoscope disclosed in this article is formed as a straight inspection tube with the lens looking ahead. Around the lens light conductors are provided for the illumination of the object to be inspected. The image obtained by such an endoscope is projected onto a monitor in order to provide the surgeon with visual information during the performance of the minimally invasive surgery.
- this type of the imaging entails problems with regard to the perception of distances and movements perpendicularly to the focal plane.
- a first problem is that the surgeon accommodates to the focal plane of the monitor and not to the actual objects. Depth perception is therefore problematic.
- a further problem is that although the light source mounted around the lens provides a brighter image, it has an adverse effect on the surgeon's depth perception because of the absence of shadows .
- An endoscope according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from US-A-3 , 572 , 325. In the endoscope known from US-A-3 , 572 , 325 the lens is positioned in the plane of the lens holder connected to the inspection tube, which lens holder is adjustable at an angle in relation to a substan- tial part of the inspection tube.
- This feature makes it possible for the lens together with the light source to be repositioned without moving the inspection tube of the endoscope, so as to allow the image on the monitor connected to the endoscope to change in a natural manner.
- the adjustability of the lens holder with respect to the inspec- tion tube thus provides an additional degree of freedom.
- the measures of freedom provided by said known endoscope are :
- the endoscope according to the invention is characterized in that the light source is positioned near the distal end at some distance from the lens holder, such that there is sufficient distance from the light source to the lens to form silhouettes which the lens is able to perceive. Using a light source in such a manner assists the endoscope ' s depth perception due to the shadow effect created as a result of the positioning of the light source .
- the light source in relation to the inspection tube be adjustable at an angle. In this way the shadow effect can always be obtained for the respective direction of viewing.
- the light source is adjustable simultaneously with the lens holder, to avoid the necessity of separate adjustment devices for operating the light source and the lens holder.
- the lens holder is continuously adjustable in relation to the inspection tube between a ) ) t H H
- Said endoscope 1 comprises an inspection tube 2 through which image signals are conveyed.
- the distal end of the inspection tube 2 opens into a lens 3.
- the lens 3 is positioned on a lens holder 4 con- nected with the inspection tube 2, which lens holder 4 can be adjusted at an angle in relation to the inspection tube 2.
- the images received via the lens 3 are processed further in the usual manner.
- the lens 3 may be part of a camera that converts the image data into elec- tronic signals.
- These electronic signals are subsequently processed in the usual manner and displayed on a video display unit.
- the person skilled in the art is quite familiar with this and there is no need for any further explanation.
- the lens holder 4 is continuously adjustable in relation to the inspection tube 2 between a first position in the extended direction of the inspection tube 2, and a second position in which the lens holder 4 forms an angle t
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AU65998/00A AU6599800A (en) | 1999-08-06 | 2000-07-26 | Endoscope |
JP2001514822A JP2003506127A (en) | 1999-08-06 | 2000-07-26 | Endoscope |
EP00953573A EP1207776A1 (en) | 1999-08-06 | 2000-07-26 | Endoscope |
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NL1012790A NL1012790C2 (en) | 1999-08-06 | 1999-08-06 | Endoscope. |
NL1012790 | 1999-08-06 |
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