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US 10,441,154 · App. 15/111,514 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Camera system for monitoring inside of body and auxiliary device and method for installing imaging apparatus for monitoring inside of body

Inventors: Hitoshi Aoki (Sakai, JP); Kishoh Takamatsu (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
A61B1/3132A61B1/00018A61B1/00147A61B1/00154A61B1/041A61B90/361A61B1/00124A61B1/313A61B2017/00283
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Patent No.
US 10,441,154
App. No.
15/111,514
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera system for monitoring the inside of a body, which is easily used and can be installed during a short period of time, is suggested. A drawing auxiliary tool ( 7 ) having a wire structure guides a camera unit ( 11 ) and a camera side cable ( 12 ) in which one end part is connected to the camera unit ( 11 ) from the outside of the body toward the inside of the body via a first hole provided on a body wall, and draws out the other end part of the camera side cable ( 12 ) from the inside of the body toward the outside of the body via a second hole provided on the body wall.

Claims (26)

1. A camera system for monitoring an inside of a body, comprising:

a camera;

a cable including a first end portion and a second end portion located opposite to the first end portion, the first end portion being connected to the camera and the second end portion including a first connector;

a drawing auxiliary tool including: (i) a wire including a third end portion and a fourth end portion located opposite to the third end portion, and (ii) a second connector provided at the third end portion; and

a second connector protection cap that protects the second connector, wherein

the fourth end portion remains outside of the body;

the third end portion is structured to be:

inserted within the body through a first hole in the body,

drawn out of the body through a second hole in the body so that the first connector is fixable to the second connector outside of the body,

pulled from the fourth end portion so that the camera and the second end portion are guidable from the outside of the body toward the inside of the body through the second hole, and

further pulled from the fourth end portion so that the second end portion is drawn out from the inside of the body toward the outside of the body through the first hole;

the camera is operable to monitor the inside of the body; and

the second connector protection cap includes a portion which has a shape that matches a shape of the first connector.

2. The camera system for monitoring an inside of a body according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second connector is structured to fix the first connector to the second connector.

3. The camera system for monitoring an inside of a body according to claim 1 ,

wherein respective outer diameters of the wire and the second connector are equal to or smaller than an outer diameter of the first connector.

4. The camera system for monitoring an inside of a body according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a puncturing pipe that provides the first hole in the body,

wherein the puncturing pipe has an inner diameter greater than respective outer diameters of the wire, the second connector, and the cable.

5. The camera system for monitoring an inside of a body according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a puncturing pipe that provides the first hole in the body,

wherein an outer diameter of the puncturing pipe is equivalent to an outer diameter of the cable.

6. The camera system for monitoring an inside of a body according to claim 1 ,

wherein the drawing auxiliary tool is further provided with a puller provided at the fourth end portion of the wire, and

wherein an outer diameter of the puller is greater than an inner diameter of the first hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2016
From: AOKI, HITOSHI; TAKAMATSU, KISHOH
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 039157/0537 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-006147 · Jan 16, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160331222A1 · Nov 17, 2016