Patent ID: 9474440
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A system for managing heat generated in a tip of an endo scope, comprising: a controller external to the endoscope, wherein said controller comprises a memory for storing programmatic functions and a processor for executing said programmatic functions; an input device in data communication with said controller, wherein said input device is adapted to receive data indicative of a programmatic function and wherein said input device is configured to communicate said data indicative of a programmatic function to the controller; and a plurality of discrete illuminators positioned within said tip and in electrical communication with said controller, wherein each of said plurality of discrete illuminators emits an amount of visible light and wherein said controller executes a programmatic function based upon said data indicative of a programmatic function that causes at least one of said plurality of discrete illuminators to operate in a first mode and a second mode, wherein, in said first mode, the at least one of said plurality of discrete illuminators emits said visible light at a baseline illumination level that is greater than zero and wherein, in said second mode, the at least one of said plurality of discrete illuminators emits said visible light at a first illumination level that is greater than the baseline illumination level for a first period of time and at a second illumination level that is greater than zero but less than the baseline illumination level for a second period of time.