Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Single multimode fiber endoscope
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Application No.: US15365813Application Date: 2016-11-30
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Publication No.: US10254534B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Antonio Miguel Caravaca-Aguirre , Rafael Piestun
- Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
- Applicant Address: US CO Denver
- Assignee: The Regents of The University of Colorado, a body corporate
- Current Assignee: The Regents of The University of Colorado, a body corporate
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Denver
- Agency: Maschoff Brennan
- Agent Paul G. Johnson
- Main IPC: G02B23/24
- IPC: G02B23/24 ; G02B23/26 ; G02B6/02 ; H04N5/247 ; H04N5/225 ; G02B6/028

Abstract:
An example multimode fiber endoscope may include an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end; a multimode fiber disposed within the elongated body and extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the elongated body; a light source disposed relative to the proximal end of the elongated body; a light detector disposed relative to the proximal end of the elongated body; and multiple optical elements disposed between the light source and the multimode fiber. One or more of the optical elements are configured to direct light from the light source into the multimode fiber. One or more of the optical elements are configured to direct light from the multimode fiber to the detector. In some embodiments, the multimode fiber may be a single multimode fiber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170153440A1 SINGLE MULTIMODE FIBER ENDOSCOPE Public/Granted day:2017-06-01
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