Surgery – Endoscope – With tool carried on endoscope or auxillary channel therefore
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-02
2011-11-01
Smith, Philip (Department: 3779)
Surgery
Endoscope
With tool carried on endoscope or auxillary channel therefore
C359S205100
Reexamination Certificate
active
08047985
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a confocal endoscope, microscope or endomicroscope including a light source of coherent light for illuminating a sample, a beam splitter and light receiving means, wherein an incident beam of light from the light source is directed onto the beam splitter and hence onto the sample, and light returning from the sample and incident on the beam splitter is deviated or displaced by the beam splitter by a small angle or distance relative to the incident beam, and received by the light receiving means located to receive the returning light and near the light source. The invention also a method for performing confocal endoscopy or microscopy including illuminating a sample by means of an incident or excitatory beam of coherent light, and deviating or displacing light returning from the sample by a small angle or distance relative to the incident beam.
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Jackson Douglas E.
Optiscan Pty Ltd
Smith Philip
Stites & Harbison PLLC
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