Patent ID: 9451874
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A scope adapter for coupling a mobile computing device to an endoscope, comprising: a platform base having a planar surface that extends onto a mobile computing device receiving portion that is capable of releasably receiving and stably supporting a mobile computing device, said platform base having a first base end and a second base end defining an interior cavity housing a positioning ring coupled to an adapter ring that is capable of coupling with a telescopic lens component or an endoscope adapter of the endoscope; a smooth exterior shaft connected at opposite ends thereof to each of the first and second base ends and spanning across the interior cavity, wherein a portion of said exterior shaft is further slidably positioned within a smooth bore in the positioning ring; a threaded shaft rotatably connected at opposite ends thereof to each of the first and second base ends and parallel to the smooth exterior shaft, wherein a portion of said threaded shaft is further rotatably positioned within and engaging a threaded bore in the positioning ring, such that when said threaded shaft is axially rotated the positioning ring and thereby the adapter ring is incrementally displaced for fine adjustment in either a first or second opposing direction parallel to and along the exterior shaft and threaded shaft to assist in placing a lens aperture associated with the positioning ring in alignment with a camera lens of the mobile computing device; the mobile computing device receiving portion including a first fixed clamp located proximate to and in a direction parallel to the first base end of the platform base, and a second spring-loaded displaceable clamp located proximate to and in a direction parallel to the second base end of the platform base and biased toward the first fixed clamp, such that the first fixed clamp and second spring-loaded displaceable clamp define first and second contact supports that are capable of releasably receiving and stably supporting the mobile computing device there between; the first fixed clamp further including an L-shaped bar having a major length bar first portion that is slidably received in the first fixed clamp and a minor length bar second portion oriented perpendicular to the bar first portion, wherein the position of the bar second portion can be adjusted by movement either toward or away from said first fixed clamp and secured using a releasable fastener, said bar second portion defining a third contact support to the mobile computing device which in concert with the first and second contact supports is capable of providing a repeatable position for alignment of the lens aperture with the camera lens.