Illumination – Light fiber – rod – or pipe – Medical
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Truong, Bao Q (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Light fiber, rod, or pipe
Medical
C362S276000, C362S285000, C362S418000, C600S101000, C600S178000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08002449
ABSTRACT:
A light source apparatus, configured to introduce light into an endoscope connected thereto, includes a housing, a plurality of light sources supported movably relative to the housing, the light sources being configured to emit light, a light introducing unit configured to introduce, into the endoscope, the light emitted by an intended one of the light sources which is located in such a position that an optical axis thereof corresponds to an optical axis of the light introducing unit, a detector configured to detect a misalignment between the optical axis of the light introducing unit and the optical axis of the intended light source, and a light source moving unit configured to move the intended light source to such a position that the optical axis of the intended light source corresponds to the optical axis of the light introducing unit when the misalignment is detected by the detector.
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Masukawa Yuya
Tashiro Yosuke
Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
Hoya Corporation
Truong Bao Q
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