公开(公告)号：US20230329539A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18028805

申请日：2021-10-08

申请人： Nicholas James Ian HAMILTON

发明人： Nicholas James Ian Hamilton

IPC分类号： A61B1/267 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/267 ,  A61B1/00018 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/00121 ,  A61B1/05

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a throat examination device (1) for examining a throat of a patient. The throat examination device (1) has a support arm (7) having a longitudinal axis (X); and an imaging unit (10). The imaging unit (10) is disposed on the support arm (7) and includes at least one imaging sensor (11-n) for capturing an image of at least a portion of one or more of the oral cavity, the oropharynx and the laryngopharynx. The imaging unit (10) has a transverse angle of view (TAOV) in a transverse plane extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) of the support arm (7). The imaging unit (10) may be provided in an imaging module (3) which is removably mounted to the support arm (7). A disposable cover (45) may be provided over the imaging unit (10).