Patent ID: 9438773
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61B,G02B

Claim Text:
1. An adapter system for mounting both a video camera and a digital camera on an optical observation device, said adapter system comprising: a main body including a housing and an internal beam splitter oriented to receive light along an axial input image path and to direct (1) a first portion of the light along a first optical path, the first optical path being at an angle to the axial input image path, and (2) a second portion of the light along a second optical path, the second optical path being at an angle to the first optical path: an optical device mount on the main body housing, the optical device mount having an entrance end configured to attach to an optical port of the optical observation device such that, when attached, light passes through the entrance end and enters the main body housing along the input image path through the optical device mount; a lens assembly disposed along the axial input image path between the entrance end and the internal beam splitter: the lens assembly comprising a parfocal optical zoom: a video camera mount on the main body housing, the video camera mount being configured to attach to the video camera such that, when attached, the video camera is optically coupled to the first optical path; and a digital camera mount on the main body housing, the digital camera mount being configured to attach to the digital camera such that, when attached, the digital camera is optically coupled with the second optical path; wherein, when attached, the video camera and digital camera are optically coupled with the first and second optical paths so as to allow for simultaneous video imaging with the video camera and digital imaging with the digital camera of an image from the optical observation device, wherein at least one of the video camera mount and the digital camera mount is configured to attach to a smart phone having an image capture feature.