Illumination – Light fiber – rod – or pipe – Medical
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Dzierzynski, Evan (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Light fiber, rod, or pipe
Medical
C362S580000, C362S555000, C600S178000, C600S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07959339
ABSTRACT:
An illumination apparatus includes a light source which generates heat when emitting an illumination light from a light-emitting surface, a light guide bundle which has a light-receiving surface opposed to the light-emitting surface of the light source, to receive the illumination light emitted from the light-emitting surface of the light source, and guides the illumination light from the light source received by the light-receiving surface, and a light guide connector which has an end face arranged along the light guide bundle and opposed to the light-emitting surface of the light source, and a contact part in which at least a part of the end face directly contacts the light-emitting surface, and absorbs the heat generated on the light-emitting surface of the light source.
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Dzierzynski Evan
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Ostrolenk Faber LLP
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