INTEGRATED MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

摘要

A fiber optic camera system may include a fiber optic camera and a video processing console. The camera may include an elongate sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, and the sheath may contain one or more illumination optical fibers and an imaging bundle having at least one fiber optic clad and multiple fiber optic cores. The camera may further include a camera body fixedly attached to the proximal end of the elongate sheath, and the camera body may contain an imaging sensor optically coupled to a proximal end of the imaging bundle and configured to generate image data and an illumination source optically coupled to proximal ends of the illumination fibers. In some embodiments, the camera body has no connection member for connecting a secondary illumination source to the camera.

主权项

1. A fiber optic camera system, comprising:
a fiber optic camera comprising:
an elongate sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the sheath contains:
one or more illumination optical fibers; andan imaging bundle comprising at least one fiber optic clad and multiple fiber optic cores;a camera body fixedly attached to the proximal end of the elongate sheath, wherein the camera body contains:
an imaging sensor optically coupled to a proximal end of the imaging bundle and configured to generate image data; andan illumination source optically coupled to proximal ends of the illumination fibers; and a video processing console coupled with the camera body to process the image data from the imaging sensor to generate at least one output signal, wherein the camera body has no connection member for connecting a secondary illumination source to the camera.