An endoscope having restricted dimensions and comprising at least one image gatherer, at least one image distorter and at least one image sensor shaped to fit within said limited dimensions, and wherein said image distorter is operable to distort an image received from said image gatherer so that the...http://www.google.de/patents/US20040082833?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040082833 - Image sensor and an endoscope using the same