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US 7,165,860 · App. 10/715,909 · Granted Jan 23, 2007

Viewing apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,165,860
App. No.
10/715,909
Granted
Jan 23, 2007
Kind
B1
Abstract

Viewing apparatus for precisely locating and viewing a specific feature or area of the body, particularly in a hard-to-view area. The apparatus includes a viewing device, a general illumination device and a light beam pointer device. The viewing device may be a mirror and/or a camera with monitor. The viewing device is mountable on a freestanding support stand that provides a means for maneuvering the viewing device into a desired position and holding it in that position without the viewing device having to be held in position manually. The light beam pointer device is provided for precisely indicating a specific feature or area reflected in the viewing device, and the general illumination device for illuminating the intended viewing site. The camera and monitor provide a means for viewing a hard-to-view feature or area of the body, particularly on an extremely obese person.

Claims (22)

1. Viewing apparatus comprising:

a viewing device;

a support stand; and

a light-beam pointer device that emits a laser beam;

wherein said viewing device is mounted on said support stand with means for providing omnidirectional positionability of said viewing device and said laser beam from said light beam pointer device illuminates a spot within an area reflected in said viewing device.

2. The viewing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said viewing device is a mirror.

3. The viewing apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a control module that provides an orientation control of said light beam pointer device.

4. The viewing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said control module includes an ON/OFF switch for switching power to said light beam pointer device on or off.

5. The viewing apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a general illumination device mounted on said support stand for providing general illumination in a direction forward of said viewing device, and a control module that provides an ON/OFF switch for switching power to said general illumination device.

6. The viewing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said light-beam pointer device is adjustable in orientation independent of an orientation of said viewing device.

7. Viewing apparatus comprising:

a viewing device;

a support stand;

a light-beam pointer device; and

a control module that provides an orientation control of said light beam pointer device;

wherein said viewing device is mounted on said support stand with means for providing omnidirectional positionability of said viewing device and said light beam pointer device is mounted such that a beam emitted from said light beam pointer device illuminates a spot within an area reflected in said viewing device.

8. Viewing apparatus comprising:

a viewing device;

a light beam pointer device; and

a control module;

wherein said light beam pointer device is mounted on said viewing device and wherein said control module provides an orientation control of said light beam pointer device.

9. The viewing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein said control module provides an ON/OFF switch for switching power to said light beam pointer device on or off.