A reduced area imaging device is provided for use in medical or dental instruments such as an endoscope. In a first embodiment of the endoscope, connections between imaging device elements and between a video display is achieved by hard-wired connections. In a second embodiment of the endoscope, wireless...http://www.google.de/patents/US7030904?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7030904 - Reduced area imaging device incorporated within wireless endoscopic devices