Patent ID: 9667935
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B,H04N

Claim:
1. A white balancing system for enabling uniform white balancing of a first viewing element, a second viewing element, and a third viewing element in a tip of an endoscope, wherein the first viewing element is positioned on a distal face of said tip and the second and third viewing elements are positioned on sides of said tip, said white balancing system comprising: a housing defining an enclosed volume and having an opening for receiving said endoscopic tip, wherein said opening has a first diameter configured to snugly receive said endoscopic tip such that external light is prevented from entering through said opening when said endoscopic tip is inserted therein and such that a field of view of the first viewing element, a field of view of the second viewing element and a field of view of the third viewing element are blocked by said housing, wherein the enclosed volume has a surface area that is at a first predefined distance from the second viewing element and at a first predefined distance from the third viewing element when said endoscopic tip is inserted therein; a member extending out from the surface area and within the enclosed volume, wherein said member is configured to position said first viewing element a second predefined distance from the surface area; a control unit connected to said endoscope and comprising a white balance circuit for white balance processing of images obtained by said first, second, and third viewing elements and a splitter associated with said white balance circuit for splitting a white balance command to a digital signal processor associated with each viewing element and at least one display connected to said control unit for displaying said processed images.