Title:
ENDOSCOPIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/011106
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to an endoscopic apparatus, in particular for medical uses, comprising an endoscope (26; 100) which includes a shaft (30; 102) that can be introduced into a subject (12) to be examined, further comprising a data processing unit (36) and three or more optical imaging units (50, 52, 54), each of which includes an imaging element (56, 58, 60) and an image sensor (70, 72, 74), associated with the respective imaging element, for supplying image data sets (78, 80, 82) to the data processing unit (36), the imaging elements (56, 58, 60) being arranged distally on the shaft (30; 102); the data processing unit (36) is designed and programmed in such a way as to identify, on the basis of the image data sets (78, 80, 82), pixels corresponding with each other in the image data sets (78, 80, 82) and create a 3D surface data set of an object (14) in the subject (12) to be examined, said object (14) being captured by the imaging units (50, 52, 54). The invention also relates to a method for endoscopic examination.
Inventors:
MAAS HANS-GERD (DE)
CONEN NIKLAS PAUL (DE)
LUHMANN THOMAS (DE)
CONEN NIKLAS PAUL (DE)
LUHMANN THOMAS (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2017/067195
Publication Date:
March 08, 2018
Filing Date:
July 10, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AESCULAP AG (DE)
International Classes:
A61B1/00; A61B1/06; A61B1/313; G01S17/89; G02B23/24
Foreign References:
| US20090268010A1 | 2009-10-29 | |||
| US20130331648A1 | 2013-12-12 | |||
| DE102008018636A1 | 2009-10-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HOEGER, STELLRECHT & PARTNER PATENTANWÄLTE MBB (DE)
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