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ENDOSCOPY / MIS -
Device and Imaging Portfolio
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Acquisition Opportunity
Welch Allyn, Inc., a technology
leader in the field of medical endoscopes and industrial borescopes, is
making available for licensing aspects of its expertise in endoscopy and
video imaging technologies.
Key benefits include:
An array of patented video imaging and
instrumentation cost-efficiencies covering medical endoscopes and
industrial borescopes are represented.
Technologies incorporate variable focus
capabilities, ease of maintenance & repair, and high reliability.
Availability of individual patents or entire patent
portfolio lends flexibility to specific acquisition requirements.
Substantial manufacturing and business expertise
accompany the technologies.
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Background
Endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery
(MIS) revolutionized diagnosis and surgery, and now account for over 25% of
all surgery performed in developed countries.
Millenium Research Group estimates
that the endoscopy/MIS market is worth over $5 billion in annual global
sales. And the market potential is still growing, as new areas and
procedures continue to be discovered using these tools.
The diversity of current and emerging
endo-laparoscopic procedures is a rich source of demand for the advances in
surgical technology represented by these patents.
Intellectual
Property
74 U.S. patents covering a range of
developments relating to endoscopic and remote imaging capabilities for
medical, industrial, and other applications.
These patents offer the capability to
exploit niches of this growing field. Examples of these patents include:
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Key Features |
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5,885,214 |
- Convenient, integrated video diagnostic center.
- Medical imaging system with imager, viewing,
& battery recharging in a single apparatus.
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5,754,313 |
- Sealed imager assembly
- Miniaturization of circuitry enables easier
insertion.
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5,702,345 |
- Sealed video processor module & illumination
unit.
- Portable, plug-in modularity (e.g. veterinary
applications).
- Division of 5,441,043.
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5,633,675 |
- Shadow probe adds second light source.
- 3D-effect facilitates size determination of viewed object.
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5,441,043 |
- Video laparoscope with modular video connector.
- Dual, low-power metal halide lamps provide high quality white
light under servomotor control.
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