Title:
COLPOSCOPY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A COLPOSCOPY PROCEDURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/173676
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a colposcopy apparatus (10) for performing a colposcopy procedure. The colposcopy apparatus (10) comprises an imaging unit (11) comprising an optics unit (12) having an optical axis (22) and an image acquiring unit (13) for acquiring an image (21) of a cervix (23) through the optics unit, and at least three light beam emitting units(14, 15, 16, 17) spaced apart from the optical axis, wherein the at least three light beam emitting units are adapted to emit light beams that are coplanar with the optical axis and that intersect on the optical axis at a predefined distance (d10) in front of the colposcopy apparatus, wherein not all of the emitted light beams lie in a same plane. The colposcopy apparatus allows better supporting a user, for instance, a gynecologist, in positioning and/or configuring the colposcopy apparatus for performing the colposcopy procedure.
Inventors:
SETH SUBHENDU (NL)
SOLANKI CHIRAG (NL)
VAJINEPALLI PALLAVI (NL)
SOLANKI CHIRAG (NL)
VAJINEPALLI PALLAVI (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2015/052808
Publication Date:
January 14, 2016
Filing Date:
April 17, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS NV (NL)
International Classes:
A61B1/06; A61B1/303
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2014006549A1 | 2014-01-09 |
Foreign References:
| US20060215406A1 | 2006-09-28 | |||
| US20100025566A1 | 2010-02-04 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3142540A2
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
COOPS, Peter et al. (P.O Box 220, AE Eindhoven, NL)
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