Imaging apparatus and an imaging head used therefor

Details Imaging apparatus and an imaging head used therefor Imaging apparatus and an imaging head used therefor

2006-12-19

2006-12-19

Casler, Brian L. (Department: 3768)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation

C600S407000, C600S473000, C600S474000, C600S475000, C600S477000, C600S478000, C600S129000, C600S160000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07151956

ABSTRACT:
An imaging apparatus in which an imaging head having an observation hole for intaking images of an object to be observed formed at a top end is exchangeably mounted to a main body having an imaging device and an illumination light source wherein the imaging head is provided with a plurality of optical fibers for guiding a light from the illumination light source and illuminating the same to the object, light incident ends of respective optical fibers are disposed at positions opposing to emission ends of the illumination light source, and the light emission ends are circularly disposed around the image pick-up optical axis, whereby an appropriate illumination light in accordance with a magnifying ratio can be illuminated without disposing an illumination light source such as of LEDs to an imaging head such as an exchangeable lens unit.

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