AN ERGONOMIC CAMERA HANDLE FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE

摘要

This invention relates to an ergonomic camera handle for an endoscopic imaging device, comprising; a head (102) a camera window (110); a body (106) conforming to a second portion (220) of a medical practioner's hand (200) and a neck (104) constituting a constricted region between the head (102) and the body being (106) disposed distal to the head (102), and conforming to a first portion (210) of the medical practioner's hand (200) wherein, the head (102) comprises a tapered section at a front surface converging to a circular section at a slot (108) to prevent forward stepping of the first portion (210) of the hand (200), the length of the head, the width of the head at the front surface, and width at the junction of the neck (104) and head (102) being configured with a relationship of 1 :1.3:1, the neck (104) attains a minimum cross-section at a point (116) such that a ratio relationship of a bottom width, top width, and lateral width of the neck (104) being maintained at 1 :1.5:1.