Patent ID: 11931010
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope comprising:
a handle;
an elongated body extending distally from the handle and defining a longitudinal axis, the elongated body including a distal portion;
a source of light disposed within the distal portion of the elongated body and configured to illuminate tissue; and
a therapeutic unit disposed within the distal portion of the elongated body and configured to treat tissue, the therapeutic unit including a light emitting element and a lens, the lens of the therapeutic unit is offset from the longitudinal axis and disposed distally of the light emitting element of the therapeutic unit, the lens of the therapeutic unit is configured to focus light emitted from the light emitting element of the therapeutic element towards the longitudinal axis, the lens of the therapeutic unit is formed by overlaying a portion of a first spherical lens and a portion of a second spherical lens, wherein:
a center of the first spherical lens is offset from the longitudinal axis; and
a center of the second spherical lens is axially aligned with the longitudinal axis.