Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image capture device with reduced fogging
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Application No.: US16336741Application Date: 2017-10-13
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Publication No.: US11686995B2Publication Date: 2023-06-27
- Inventor: Jonathan Halderman , John A Barton , Mathew Clopp , Rumen Deyanov , Anqi Fan , Yves Lacroix , Derek C. Liou , Theodore W. Rogers
- Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2017/056595 2017.10.13
- International Announcement: WO2018/071821A 2018.04.19
- Date entered country: 2019-03-26
- Main IPC: A61B90/00
- IPC: A61B90/00 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/07 ; A61B1/12 ; G03B17/55 ; A61B34/35 ; A61B34/00 ; G02B23/24 ; G03B15/14
Abstract:
An image capturing device comprises an elongated body, an imaging window coupled to a distal end of the elongated body, and a heat source within the elongated body. The heat source is configured to apply heat to the imaging window to remove condensation from or prevent condensation from forming on the imaging window.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200077878A1 IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE WITH REDUCED FOGGING Public/Granted day:2020-03-12
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