ANDREW BRETT SLATKIN
Pilots at Veloz Ave, Los Angeles, CA
License number
California A2164786
Issued Date
Jan 2016
Expiration Date
Jan 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
5358 Veloz Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91356
Professional information
Apparatus And Method For Providing Spherical Viewing During Endoscopic Procedures
US Patent:
6371909, Apr 16, 2002
Filed:
Feb 19, 1999
Appl. No.:
09/252654
Inventors:
Hans D. Hoeg - La Crescenta CA
Joel W. Burdick - Pasadena CA
Andrew B. Slatkin - Tarzana CA
Joel W. Burdick - Pasadena CA
Andrew B. Slatkin - Tarzana CA
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology - Pasadena CA
International Classification:
A61B 104
US Classification:
600173, 600112, 600117
Abstract:
The present invention is an improved apparatus and method for providing variable-angle endoscopic views in a cavity, such as an internal cavity in a human patient. The apparatus includes an elongated tubular portion with a viewer at its proximal end and a reflector assembly at its distal end. The reflector assembly includes a first reflector and a second reflector, with the second reflector rotationally mounted to permit its rotation about an axis generally aligned with an optical path portion passing from the first reflector to the second reflector. The viewer is preferably a camera rotatably secured to the apparatus. A rotator controls rotation of the second reflector and the camera, so that rotation of the second reflector causes a corresponding rotation of the camera. The assembly thus permits near-spherical viewing of the cavity without requiring substantial movement of the endoscope.