AU2002243958A1 - Cable having signal conductors surrounding optically transmissive core for remote imaging system - Google Patents

Cable having signal conductors surrounding optically transmissive core for remote imaging system

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Publication number
AU2002243958A1
AU2002243958A1 AU2002243958A AU2002243958A AU2002243958A1 AU 2002243958 A1 AU2002243958 A1 AU 2002243958A1 AU 2002243958 A AU2002243958 A AU 2002243958A AU 2002243958 A AU2002243958 A AU 2002243958A AU 2002243958 A1 AU2002243958 A1 AU 2002243958A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
cable
imaging system
signal conductors
optically transmissive
remote imaging
Prior art date
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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AU2002243958A
Inventor
Eric Eichelberger
Kristin Ngo
Theron V. Page Jr.
Chanramany Riel
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Ludlow Co LP
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Ludlow Co LP
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Priority claimed from US09/916,728 external-priority patent/US7289705B2/en
Application filed by Ludlow Co LP filed Critical Ludlow Co LP
Publication of AU2002243958A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002243958A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • 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
    • A61B1/313—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 for introducing through surgical openings, e.g. laparoscopes
    • 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
    • A61B1/24—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 for the mouth, i.e. stomatoscopes, e.g. with tongue depressors; Instruments for opening or keeping open the mouth
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • 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
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4415—Cables for special applications
    • G02B6/4416—Heterogeneous cables
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B11/00—Communication cables or conductors
    • H01B11/22—Cables including at least one electrical conductor together with optical fibres

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Communication Cables (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
AU2002243958A 2001-07-26 2002-02-06 Cable having signal conductors surrounding optically transmissive core for remote imaging system Abandoned AU2002243958A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/916,728 2001-07-26
US09/916,728 US7289705B2 (en) 2001-07-26 2001-07-26 Cable having signal conductors surrounding optically transmissive core remote imaging system
PCT/US2002/004077 WO2003012514A2 (en) 2001-07-26 2002-02-06 Cable having signal conductors surrounding optically transmissive core for remote imaging system

Publications (1)

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AU2002243958A1 true AU2002243958A1 (en) 2003-02-17

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AU2002243958A Abandoned AU2002243958A1 (en) 2001-07-26 2002-02-06 Cable having signal conductors surrounding optically transmissive core for remote imaging system

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP1408810A2 (en)
JP (1) JP2005526263A (en)
KR (1) KR20040048885A (en)
CN (1) CN1547447A (en)
AU (1) AU2002243958A1 (en)

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CN109077695A (en) * 2018-08-16 2018-12-25 苏州中科先进技术研究院有限公司 Endoscope insertion tube and endoscope
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KR20040048885A (en) 2004-06-10
EP1408810A2 (en) 2004-04-21
JP2005526263A (en) 2005-09-02
CN1547447A (en) 2004-11-17

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase