Title:
SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING ILLUMINATION IN AN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING ENVIRONMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/125937
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to an endoscopic system. The system may include a single optical fiber. The system may further include a light source which transmits light into the single optical fiber. An image sensor may be provided within the endoscopic system and disposed at a distal end of the single optical fiber. The endoscopic system may be additionally fitted with a diffuser on the distal end of the single optical fiber which outputs a light cone that is broader than an output of the single optical fiber without the diffuser.
Inventors:
TALBERT JOSHUA (US)
HENLEY JEREMIAH (US)
WICHERN DONALD (US)
HENLEY JEREMIAH (US)
WICHERN DONALD (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/068584
Publication Date:
July 04, 2019
Filing Date:
December 27, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC (US)
International Classes:
A61B1/05; A61B1/06; A61B5/00; G02B27/14; G02F1/1335; H04N5/341; H04N5/374
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
EDWARDS, Terrence, J. (US)
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