GB9914608D0 - Illuminated endoscopes - Google Patents

Illuminated endoscopes

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Publication number
GB9914608D0
GB9914608D0 GB9914608A GB9914608A GB9914608D0 GB 9914608 D0 GB9914608 D0 GB 9914608D0 GB 9914608 A GB9914608 A GB 9914608A GB 9914608 A GB9914608 A GB 9914608A GB 9914608 D0 GB9914608 D0 GB 9914608D0
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Prior art keywords
endoscopes
illuminated
illuminated endoscopes
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Withdrawn
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GB9914608A
Other versions
GB2339926A (en
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Olympus Winter and Ibe GmbH
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Olympus Winter and Ibe GmbH
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Application filed by Olympus Winter and Ibe GmbH filed Critical Olympus Winter and Ibe GmbH
Publication of GB9914608D0 publication Critical patent/GB9914608D0/en
Publication of GB2339926A publication Critical patent/GB2339926A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current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
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0005—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
    • G02B6/0006—Coupling light into the fibre
    • 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
    • A61B1/0661—Endoscope light sources
    • A61B1/0684—Endoscope light sources using light emitting diodes [LED]
    • 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
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Instruments For Viewing The Inside Of Hollow Bodies (AREA)
GB9914608A 1998-07-07 1999-06-22 Endoscope with array of light sources Withdrawn GB2339926A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE29812048U DE29812048U1 (en) 1998-07-07 1998-07-07 Endoscope with a lighting device

Publications (2)

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GB9914608D0 true GB9914608D0 (en) 1999-08-25
GB2339926A GB2339926A (en) 2000-02-09

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GB9914608A Withdrawn GB2339926A (en) 1998-07-07 1999-06-22 Endoscope with array of light sources

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JP (1) JP2000039570A (en)
DE (1) DE29812048U1 (en)
FR (1) FR2781287B3 (en)
GB (1) GB2339926A (en)

Families Citing this family (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE29910795U1 (en) 1999-06-21 1999-09-02 Wolf Gmbh Richard Electronic endoscope
JP4566378B2 (en) * 2000-10-04 2010-10-20 Ｈｏｙａ株式会社 Processor for electronic endoscope and light source device for endoscope
JP4520010B2 (en) * 2000-10-04 2010-08-04 Ｈｏｙａ株式会社 Electronic endoscope device
DE10061107A1 (en) 2000-12-07 2002-06-27 Marc Henzler Manufacturing optimization of an integrated lighting unit of an endoscope
US6916286B2 (en) 2001-08-09 2005-07-12 Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscope with imaging probe
US6921920B2 (en) 2001-08-31 2005-07-26 Smith & Nephew, Inc. Solid-state light source
US6692431B2 (en) * 2001-09-07 2004-02-17 Smith & Nephew, Inc. Endoscopic system with a solid-state light source
JP4679198B2 (en) * 2004-08-23 2011-04-27 オリンパスメディカルシステムズ株式会社 Endoscope
DE102013113511A1 (en) 2013-12-05 2015-06-11 Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. Kg Endoscope, exoscope or microscope and method for illuminating an operating area of an endoscope, exoscope or microscope
DE102017115739A1 (en) 2017-07-13 2019-01-17 Karl Storz Se & Co. Kg Imaging medical instrument such as an endoscope, an exoscope or a microscope
EP3964116A1 (en) 2020-09-02 2022-03-09 Ambu A/S Endoscope tip part
EP4011270A1 (en) 2020-12-08 2022-06-15 Ambu A/S Endoscope tip part with improved optical properties

Family Cites Families (2)

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JPS58103432A (en) * 1981-12-14 1983-06-20 富士写真フイルム株式会社 Endoscope apparatus using fixed photographing element
EP0734629A1 (en) * 1993-11-22 1996-10-02 Apollo Camera, L.L.C. Single sensor video imaging system and method using sequential color object illumination

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JP2000039570A (en) 2000-02-08
GB2339926A (en) 2000-02-09
FR2781287A1 (en) 2000-01-21
FR2781287B3 (en) 2000-08-11
DE29812048U1 (en) 1998-11-05

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