Imaging system with independent processing of visible an infrare

Details Imaging system with independent processing of visible an infrare Imaging system with independent processing of visible an infrare

1996-06-07

1999-06-08

Chin, Tommy P.

Television

Special applications

With endoscope

348 68, 348 70, 348162, 348164, 348 77, 600109, H04N 0718

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059108169

ABSTRACT:
In order to protect body members adjacent an invasive procedure on a body, the member to be protected is illuminated preferably with infrared light energy and the entire site of the invasive procedure is viewed through an optical system that conducts both infrared and visible light energy to one or more video cameras. Various structures may be employed to separate the visible and infrared light energies so that the signals representing such light energies may be processed separately and differently if desired and then recombined for display or separately displayed on a video color monitor.

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