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Title:
走査方法および装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4718184
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A scanning apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: a light transmission means ( 90 ) having an exit tip; first and second drive means ( 92,94 ) for resonantly driving the light transmission means ( 90 ) in orthogonal directions; wherein the first and second drive means ( 92,94 ) are operable to move the tip in an elliptical pattern while varying the eccentricity of the elliptical pattern, whereby a portion of the elliptical pattern having a centre on the minor axis of the elliptical pattern approximates-at least in appearance-a raster pattern.

Inventors:
Gavin Edmond Rothman
Christopher Gerald Byrne
Bradley Charles Jones
Application Number:
JP2004547279A
Publication Date:
July 06, 2011
Filing Date:
October 29, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Optiscan Pty Limited
International Classes:
G02B26/10; A61B1/00; G01Q10/06; G02B21/00; G02B23/24
Domestic Patent References:
JP61002122A
JP8211321A
JP56153315A
JP48036173Y1
JP2001174744A
JP2001500629A
JP5297313A
JP2001350098A
JP2002277811A
JP2001208989A
JP5281485A
JP8166289A
JP2005501279A
Foreign References:
WO2001097902A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kunio Miura



 
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