Patent ID: 8817086
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
1. A coupling assembly for connecting a scope and image sensor housing, comprising: a image orientation unit having first and second ends, said unit having a first coupler section located at the first end of said unit for coupling said unit to a scope and a second coupler section located at the second end of said unit for coupling said unit to an image sensor housing; an optical assembly at least partly arranged in said unit for transmitting images therethrough, said optical assembly having at least one rotatable optical element that rotates the optical images; a rotation sensor for monitoring rotation of said optical element and generating a first signal therefor; an accelerometer arranged in said image orientation unit for monitoring the rotation of said unit and generating a second signal therefor; and a processor connected to said rotation sensor and said accelerometer for receiving the first and second signals and, at least partly based on the first and second signals, calculating the orientation of the images relative to the direction of gravity.