Patent ID: 9138135
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope system for inspection of a three-dimensional environment by a user, comprising: an endoscope tool arranged to be introduced in a vicinity of the three-dimensional environment, said endoscope tool comprising at least one camera chip arranged at or near a distal end of the endoscope tool to generate a plurality of images of objects present in the three-dimensional environment, said plurality of images having respective viewpoints; a display unit arranged to receive at least one image from said plurality of images; and a motion tracking system arranged to determine a viewing position of the user for selecting or for generating an image from the said at least one camera chip for displaying said image on the display, wherein said image has a viewpoint corresponding to the said viewing position, wherein the at least one camera chip is displaceable for generating the plurality of images having respective viewpoints, wherein the at least one camera chip is motorized for enabling displacement with respect to the endoscope tool, and wherein the motion tracking system comprises a head tracking system arranged to generate a trigger signal for causing the at least one camera chip or the camera chips to displace, so that a user may control selection of a suitable image using head motion.