Endoscope with inertial measurement units and/or haptic input controls

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12185908
APP PUB NO 20230105241A1
SERIAL NO

18063994

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An endoscope having an insertion tube with a distal optical module and a releasable handle. In a semi-robotic embodiment, the handle comprises haptic controllers and a computer configured for steering and/or adjusting physical properties of the insertion tube in response to one or more command inputs from the haptic controllers. The computer may also convert image data received from the optical module into two-dimensional images displayable on a monitor. The endoscope may have inertial measurement units (IMUs) for providing data to the computer for creating a digital three-dimensional image representation of an anatomy model and/or for facilitating handling properties of the endoscope.

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  • ELEMENTS ENDOSCOPY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Craig, Brian H Minneapolis, US 14 4
Meglan, Dwight Westwood, US 81 4049

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