Surgery – Endoscope – Having imaging and illumination means
Patent
1996-08-21
1998-04-28
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Endoscope
Having imaging and illumination means
600160, 600199, A61B 106
Patent
active
057438480
ABSTRACT:
A portable endoscope system has an illuminating light guide for transmitting light for illuminating an object. The light guide has an entrance end portion disposed in an endoscope control part. A light source lamp is contained in an illuminating light supply unit for supplying illuminating light to the light guide. A filament serving as a light emission source in the lamp is disposed such that the longitudinal direction of the filament is approximately perpendicular to an entrance end surface of the light guide. A spheroidal reflecting mirror converges illuminating light emitted from the lamp onto the entrance end surface of the light guide. A bore is provided in a side of the mirror for receiving a head portion of the lamp. A reflecting surface is provided on an inner surface of a rear end portion of the mirror.
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Adachi Rensuke
Ikeda Kunitoshi
Kaneko Kunikiyo
Koeda Takashi
Sano Hiroshi
Apley Richard J.
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Leubecker John P.
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