[미국특허]
Endoscope system and method of operation thereof
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61B-001/00
A61B-001/05
A61B-017/29
A61B-090/00
A61B-001/04
A61B-017/00
A61B-017/22
출원번호
US-0658187
(2015-03-14)
등록번호
US-9861261
(2018-01-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Shahinian, Hrayr Karnig
출원인 / 주소
Shahinian, Hrayr Karnig
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An endoscopic microinstrument may include a substantially rigid body having first and second ends, a channel between the first and second ends; a substantially rigid end portion movably coupled to the body and having first and second ends; a tool located at the first end of the end portion and inclu
An endoscopic microinstrument may include a substantially rigid body having first and second ends, a channel between the first and second ends; a substantially rigid end portion movably coupled to the body and having first and second ends; a tool located at the first end of the end portion and including first and second anvils; first and second handles coupled to the body, at least one of the handles further coupled to the tool and configured to control actuation of at least one of the first and second anvils; a camera coupled to, and situated to a side of, the substantially rigid end portion, the camera configured to obtain images of a region-of-interest; and an end portion controller coupled to the body and configured angulate and/or rotate the substantially rigid end portion relative to the substantially rigid body.
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1. An endoscopic microinstrument, comprising: a substantially rigid body having first and second ends, a channel between the first and second ends;a substantially rigid end portion movably coupled to the body and having first and second ends;a tool located at the first end of the substantially rigid
1. An endoscopic microinstrument, comprising: a substantially rigid body having first and second ends, a channel between the first and second ends;a substantially rigid end portion movably coupled to the body and having first and second ends;a tool located at the first end of the substantially rigid end portion and comprising first and second anvils;first and second handles coupled to the body, at least one of the handles further coupled to the tool and configured to control actuation of at least one of the first and second anvils;a camera coupled to, and situated to a side of, the substantially rigid end portion, the camera configured to obtain images of a region-of-interest; andan end portion controller coupled to the body and configured to rotate the substantially rigid end portion relative to the substantially rigid body to angulate and/or rotate the tool and the camera together or separately so that a line of sight of the camera is along a tool axis passing through the tool,wherein the end portion controller is further configured to rotate the camera relative to the substantially rigid end portion. 2. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 1, further comprising a flexible portion which couples the substantially rigid end portion to the substantially rigid body and is situated between the substantially rigid body and the substantially rigid end portion. 3. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 1, wherein the camera is a wireless-type camera and is situated outside of an exterior periphery of the substantially rigid end portion. 4. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 1, wherein a longitudinal axis of a lens of the camera is parallel to and offset from a longitudinal axis of the substantially rigid end portion. 5. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 1, wherein the tool comprises at least one of a surgical gripper, a cutter, a coagulator, a dissector, a laser, laparoscope, and an ultrasonic tool including for ablation, pulverization, aspiration or otherwise. 6. An endoscopic microinstrument, comprising: a substantially rigid body having first and second ends, a channel between the first and second ends;a substantially rigid end portion movably coupled to the body and having first and second ends;a tool located at the first end of the substantially rigid end portion and comprising first and second anvils;first and second handles coupled to the body, at least one of the handles further coupled to the tool and configured to control actuation of at least one of the first and second anvils;a camera coupled to, and situated to a side of, the substantially rigid end portion, the camera configured to obtain images of a region-of-interest; andan end portion controller coupled to the body and configured to rotate the substantially rigid end portion relative to the substantially rigid body to angulate and/or rotate the tool and the camera together or separately so that a line of sight of the camera is along a tool axis passing through the tool,wherein the camera further comprises a rotational mount to rotate the camera or the substantially rigid end portion about a longitudinal axis of the substantially rigid end portion independent of rotation of the tool. 7. An endoscopic microinstrument, comprising: a body having a channel;an end portion at a distal end of the endoscopic microinstrument, the end portion having a first end for being movably coupled to the body;a tool located at a second end of end portion distal from the first end of the end portion for being located at the distal end for manipulating a region-of-interest;a camera coupled to, and situated to a side of, the end portion, the camera being configured to obtain images of the region-of-interest; andan end portion controller located at a proximate end of the endoscopic microinstrument, opposite the distal end, the end portion controller being coupled to the body and configured to rotate the end portion relative to the body to angulate and/or rotate the tool and the camera together or separately,wherein the camera is extendable and retractable from a storage well of the end portion under control of one of the end portion controller and a further controller. 8. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 7, further comprising a flexible portion which couples the end portion to the body and is situated between the body and the end portion. 9. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 7, wherein the end portion controller includes at least one of: a tool controller configured to control at least one of a function and a movement of the tool;a camera controller configured to control at least one of a function and a movement of the camera; andan end portion controller configured to control a movement of the end portion;portion. 10. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 7, wherein a longitudinal axis of a lens of the camera is parallel to and offset from a longitudinal axis of the substantially rigid end portion. 11. An endoscopic microinstrument, comprising: a body having a channel;an end portion at a distal end of the endoscopic microinstrument, the end portion having a first end for being movably coupled to the body;a tool located at a second end of end portion distal from the first end of the end portion for being located at the distal end for manipulating a region-of-interest;a camera coupled to, and situated to a side of, the end portion, the camera being configured to obtain images of the region-of-interest; andan end portion controller located at a proximate end of the endoscopic microinstrument, opposite the distal end, the end portion controller being coupled to the body and configured to rotate the end portion relative to the body to angulate and/or rotate the tool and the camera together or separately,wherein the end portion controller is further configured to rotate the camera relative to the end portion. 12. An endoscopic microinstrument, comprising: a body having a channel;an end portion at a distal end of the endoscopic microinstrument, the end portion having a first end for being movably coupled to the body;a tool located at a second end of end portion distal from the first end of the end portion for being located at the distal end for manipulating a region-of-interest;a camera coupled to, and situated to a side of, the end portion, the camera being configured to obtain images of the region-of-interest; andan end portion controller located at a proximate end of the endoscopic microinstrument, opposite the distal end, the end portion controller being coupled to the body and configured to rotate the end portion relative to the body to angulate and/or rotate the tool and the camera together or separatelywherein the camera further comprises a rotational mount to rotate the camera or the end portion about a longitudinal axis of the end portion independent of rotation of the tool. 13. An endoscopic microinstrument, comprising: a body having a channel;an end portion at a distal end of the endoscopic microinstrument, the end portion having a first end for being movably coupled to the body;a tool located at a second end of end portion distal from the first end of the end portion for being located at the distal end for manipulating a region-of-interest;a camera coupled to the end portion, the camera being configured to obtain images of the region-of-interest; anda plurality of controllers located at a proximate end of the endoscopic microinstrument, opposite the distal end, and being configured to control at least one of a function and a movement of at least one of the tool and the camera for synchronous movement together or independent movement,wherein the camera is extendable and retractable from a storage well of the end portion under control of one of the plurality of controllers. 14. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 13, wherein the plurality of controllers includes: a tool controller configured to control at least one of a function and a movement of the tool;a first camera controller configured to control at least one of a function and a movement of the camera;a second camera controller configured to control extension and retraction of the camera from the storage well; andan end portion controller configured to control a movement of the end portion. 15. The endoscopic microinstrument of claim 13, wherein the camera is a wireless-type camera and is situated outside of an exterior periphery of the end portion for capturing and providing one of 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) images of the region-of-interest. 16. An endoscopic microinstrument, comprising: a body having a channel;an end portion at a distal end of the endoscopic microinstrument, the end portion having a first end for being movably coupled to the body;a tool located at a second end of end portion distal from the first end of the end portion for being located at the distal end for manipulating a region-of-interest;a camera coupled to the end portion, the camera being configured to obtain images of the region-of-interest; anda plurality of controllers located at a proximate end of the endoscopic microinstrument, opposite the distal end, and being configured to control at least one of a function and a movement of at least one of the tool and the camera for synchronous movement together or independent movement wherein the camera further comprises a rotational mount to rotate the camera or the end portion about a longitudinal axis of the end portion independent of rotation of the tool.
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