AU7686191A - Endoscope with single plastic fiber optic bundle - Google Patents

Endoscope with single plastic fiber optic bundle

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Publication number
AU7686191A
AU7686191A AU76861/91A AU7686191A AU7686191A AU 7686191 A AU7686191 A AU 7686191A AU 76861/91 A AU76861/91 A AU 76861/91A AU 7686191 A AU7686191 A AU 7686191A AU 7686191 A AU7686191 A AU 7686191A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
endoscope
fiber optic
optic bundle
plastic fiber
single plastic
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
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AU76861/91A
Inventor
George M Accsta
W. Robert Binns
John W. Epstein
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
FIBER IMAGING Inc
Washington University in St Louis WUSTL
Original Assignee
University of Washington
Washington University in St Louis WUSTL
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Publication of AU7686191A publication Critical patent/AU7686191A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/06—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
    • A61B1/07—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00163—Optical arrangements
    • A61B1/00165—Optical arrangements with light-conductive means, e.g. fibre optics
    • A61B1/0017—Details of single optical fibres, e.g. material or cladding
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • G02B6/06—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
AU76861/91A 1990-04-11 1991-04-10 Endoscope with single plastic fiber optic bundle Abandoned AU7686191A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US680756 1984-12-12
US50889990A 1990-04-11 1990-04-11
US508899 1990-04-11
US60020690A 1990-10-18 1990-10-18
US68075691A 1991-04-09 1991-04-09
US600206 2003-06-19

Publications (1)

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AU7686191A true AU7686191A (en) 1991-10-30

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WO (1) WO1991015793A1 (en)

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US8488930B2 (en) 2010-12-09 2013-07-16 Alcon Research, Ltd. Wavelength converting illumination probe
WO2016019235A1 (en) * 2014-07-31 2016-02-04 The University Of Akron A smartphone endoscope system
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