GB2353369B - Endoscope or microscope method and apparatus - Google Patents

Endoscope or microscope method and apparatus

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Publication number
GB2353369B
GB2353369B GB0025282A GB0025282A GB2353369B GB 2353369 B GB2353369 B GB 2353369B GB 0025282 A GB0025282 A GB 0025282A GB 0025282 A GB0025282 A GB 0025282A GB 2353369 B GB2353369 B GB 2353369B
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Prior art keywords
endoscope
microscope method
microscope
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0025282A
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GB2353369A (en
GB0025282D0 (en
Inventor
Gavan Edmund Rosman
Martin Russell Harris
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Optiscan Pty Ltd
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Optiscan Pty Ltd
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Priority claimed from AUPP4254A external-priority patent/AUPP425498A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPP5207A external-priority patent/AUPP520798A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPP7160A external-priority patent/AUPP716098A0/en
Application filed by Optiscan Pty Ltd filed Critical Optiscan Pty Ltd
Priority to GB0116284A priority Critical patent/GB2361314A/en
Priority claimed from GB9914002A external-priority patent/GB2338568B/en
Publication of GB0025282D0 publication Critical patent/GB0025282D0/en
Publication of GB2353369A publication Critical patent/GB2353369A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2353369B publication Critical patent/GB2353369B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/2476—Non-optical details, e.g. housings, mountings, supports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/0059—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence
    • A61B5/0062—Arrangements for scanning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/0059—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence
    • A61B5/0082—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence adapted for particular medical purposes
    • A61B5/0084—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence adapted for particular medical purposes for introduction into the body, e.g. by catheters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/2407—Optical details
    • G02B23/2423—Optical details of the distal end
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/2407—Optical details
    • G02B23/2461—Illumination
    • G02B23/2469—Illumination using optical fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/26—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes using light guides
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2562/00—Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
    • A61B2562/02—Details of sensors specially adapted for in-vivo measurements
    • A61B2562/0233—Special features of optical sensors or probes classified in A61B5/00
    • A61B2562/0238—Optical sensor arrangements for performing transmission measurements on body tissue
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/0059—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence
    • A61B5/0071—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence by measuring fluorescence emission

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Investigating, Analyzing Materials By Fluorescence Or Luminescence (AREA)
GB0025282A 1998-06-19 1999-06-17 Endoscope or microscope method and apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2353369B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0116284A GB2361314A (en) 1998-06-19 1999-06-17 Endoscope or microscope with photodetector

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPP4254A AUPP425498A0 (en) 1998-06-19 1998-06-19 Two photon endomicroscope method and apparatus
AUPP5207A AUPP520798A0 (en) 1998-08-12 1998-08-12 Two photon endomicroscope method and apparatus
AUPP7160A AUPP716098A0 (en) 1998-11-17 1998-11-17 Two photon endoscope or microscope method and apparatus
GB9914002A GB2338568B (en) 1998-06-19 1999-06-17 Two photon endoscope or microscope method and apparatus

Publications (3)

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GB0025282D0 GB0025282D0 (en) 2000-11-29
GB2353369A GB2353369A (en) 2001-02-21
GB2353369B true GB2353369B (en) 2001-12-19

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GB0025282A Expired - Fee Related GB2353369B (en) 1998-06-19 1999-06-17 Endoscope or microscope method and apparatus

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU2003204717B2 (en) * 2002-09-30 2005-02-17 Swinburne University Of Technology Apparatus
AU2002951841A0 (en) 2002-09-30 2002-10-24 Swinburne University Of Technology Apparatus

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2284904A (en) * 1993-12-17 1995-06-21 World Precision Instr Inc Aqueous fluid core light guide for light transmission and spectrophotometry

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2284904A (en) * 1993-12-17 1995-06-21 World Precision Instr Inc Aqueous fluid core light guide for light transmission and spectrophotometry

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GB0025282D0 (en) 2000-11-29

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