Patents Examined by John P. Levbecker
  • Electronically steerable endoscope
    Patent number: 5547455
    Abstract: A multiple view endoscope for providing "on command" images of a plurality of different fields of view surrounding the distal end of the endoscope without having to move the endoscope from an initially established position in order to access the different fields of view. A multiplicity of image capturing means are disposed in an array on the distal end to permit the operator to select and view either any one of, or any combination of, the multiple views provided by the multiplicity of image capturing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Medical Media Systems
    Inventors: Michael A. McKenna, Joseph M. Rosen, David T. Chen, Steven D. Pieper, Peter J. Robbie