Hand held, portable camera with adaptable lens system United States Patent 06554765

06554765 is referenced by 79 patents and cites 7 patents.

An adaptable, portable hand-held fiber optic camera for producing video images of an object having all of the necessary components for performing fiber optic procedures comprises a power source, a lens system, a light source, and a video camera assembly. The portable fiber optic camera is adaptable to a wide variety of lens systems. The lens system is electrically, removably coupled to the video camera assembly and the light source.

Title
Hand held, portable camera with adaptable lens system
Application Number
9/419994
Publication Number
6554765 (B1)
Application Date
October 18, 1999
Publication Date
April 29, 2003
Inventor
Gary Handelin
Carson City
NV, US
Martin G Sosa
Carson City
NV, US
Todd Devos
Las Vegas
NV, US
Don Yarush
Henderson
NV, US
Agent
Workman Nydegger & Seeley
US
Assignee
East Giant
US
IPC
A61B 1/04
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