GB2171537B - Optical system for an endoscope - Google Patents

Optical system for an endoscope

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Publication number
GB2171537B
GB2171537B GB08601340A GB8601340A GB2171537B GB 2171537 B GB2171537 B GB 2171537B GB 08601340 A GB08601340 A GB 08601340A GB 8601340 A GB8601340 A GB 8601340A GB 2171537 B GB2171537 B GB 2171537B
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Prior art keywords
endoscope
distal
objective
inner walls
optical system
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Expired
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GB08601340A
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English (en)
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GB8601340D0 (en
GB2171537A (en
Inventor
Siegfried Hiltebrandt
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Richard Wolf GmbH
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Richard Wolf GmbH
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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
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
    • 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

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
GB08601340A 1985-02-23 1986-01-21 Optical system for an endoscope Expired GB2171537B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19853506464 DE3506464A1 (de) 1985-02-23 1985-02-23 Endoskopoptik zur durchfuehrung durch trokarhuelsen oder dergleichen

Publications (3)

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GB8601340D0 GB8601340D0 (en) 1986-02-26
GB2171537A GB2171537A (en) 1986-08-28
GB2171537B true GB2171537B (en) 1988-07-27

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GB08601340A Expired GB2171537B (en) 1985-02-23 1986-01-21 Optical system for an endoscope

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US (1) US4682585A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3506464A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2577790B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2171537B (enExample)

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FR2577790B1 (fr) 1991-04-05
US4682585A (en) 1987-07-28
FR2577790A1 (fr) 1986-08-29
GB8601340D0 (en) 1986-02-26
DE3506464C2 (enExample) 1988-10-06
DE3506464A1 (de) 1986-08-28
GB2171537A (en) 1986-08-28

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