Title:
ILLUMINATION METHOD, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND ENDOSCOPE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/166661
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This illumination method includes: causing coherent light (L) from a light source (5) to enter a multi-mode propagation path (3c) from an incident surface (3a); causing the light (L) incident on the incident surface (3a) and the incident surface (3a) to oscillate relative to each other and time-varying at least one among the incident position and incident angle of the light (L) on the incident surface (3a); and irradiating a subject (S) with light (L') propagated through the propagation path (3c).
Inventors:
NAMIKI MITSURU (JP)
MIKI TAKEHIRO (JP)
SHIMAMOTO ATSUYOSHI (JP)
MIKI TAKEHIRO (JP)
SHIMAMOTO ATSUYOSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/009133
Publication Date:
September 07, 2023
Filing Date:
March 03, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
International Classes:
A61B1/07; G03H1/32; G02B23/26; G02B27/48
Foreign References:
| JP2012005785A | 2012-01-12 | |||
| JP2016514497A | 2016-05-23 | |||
| JP2011128639A | 2011-06-30 | |||
| JP2004138669A | 2004-05-13 | |||
| JP2017120296A | 2017-07-06 | |||
| US20200397247A1 | 2020-12-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
UEDA, Kunio et al. (JP)
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