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Broadening endoscopy applications

A supplier of CMOS image sensors has introduced an addition to its range of medical image sensors. The low power OV6930 from OmniVision Technologies is a 400 x 400 pixel square graphics array CMOS image sensor with an optical format of 1/10 inch and a packaged footprint of 1.8mm x 1.8mm. This makes it suitable for camera applications that require less than 2.8mm outside diameter, such as medical endoscopes for minimally invasive medical procedures. The OV6930 uses a three-micron OmniPixel3-HS...

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Video streaming to save lives

Article image The world’s first telemedicine solution with video streaming technology has been developed. Global sourcing company Patni has helped RDT to develop a telemedicine solution with video streaming technology to enable non-medical attendants or ship crew to take and transmit medical data required for emergency diagnosis, under the direct supervision of remote medical experts. In 1997, RDT launched Tempus 2000, the first device that enabled people with no medical experience to allow a remote...

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