Patent ID: 6554765
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A61B,H04N

Abstract:
An adaptable, portable, hand-held apparatus for producing video images of an object, the portable, hand-held apparatus, comprising:light source means for producing light for illumination of the object; video imaging means for generating a video signal of the object; lens means having a distal end and a proximal end, said lens means being selectively, removably, coupled at its proximal end to the light source means for translating light from the light source means to the distal end of the lens means and for emitting the translated light from the distal end of the lens means so as to illuminate the object when the distal end of the lens means is positioned adjacent the object, said lens means also being selectively, removably, optically coupled at its proximal end to the video imaging means for translating an image of said object from the distal end of said lens means to the video imaging means; and power supply means electrically coupled to, and for supplying electrical power to, said light source means and said video imaging means, wherein the apparatus is self contained wherein a power cord assembly selectively couples the lens means to the light source means wherein the power cord assembly comprises an electrical cord and wherein the electrical cord is a resiliently extendable cord.