Patent ID: 6335756
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: A61B,G02B,H04N

Abstract:
A videoprobe apparatus for use in restricted spaces, comprising:a probe termination box; a strong back connected to said probe termination box; and a videoprobe having a housing attached to said strong back, an optics train, a CCD chip, and an electronics package, wherein said optics train, said CCD chip, and said electronics package are in alignment within said housing along a longitudinal axis, and wherein said optics train includes a window, an aperture, and a lens spaced from one another to provide reflected light from an object to said CCD chip, and wherein two thin plates sandwich said internal components of said videoprobe housing, said two thin plates providing an overall minor dimension of not greater than approximately 0.110â€³, and said aperture having an opening of about 0.006â€³ for reflected light to pass through to said lens and be focused upon said CCD chip.