WO2005031435A1 - Konfokales endomikroskop mit sich im durchmesser verjüngenden lichtleitfasern - Google Patents
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- 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
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- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
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- 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
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- G02B21/0024—Confocal scanning microscopes (CSOMs) or confocal "macroscopes"; Accessories which are not restricted to use with CSOMs, e.g. sample holders
- G02B21/0028—Confocal scanning microscopes (CSOMs) or confocal "macroscopes"; Accessories which are not restricted to use with CSOMs, e.g. sample holders specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for endoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, attachments to conventional microscopes
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- G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
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- the invention relates to a confocal endomicroscope comprising a light source, a light guide bundle having a proximal and a distal end and a micromirror unit for coupling the light of the light source into the proximal end of the light guide bundle.
- An endomicroscope of the type mentioned at the outset is known, for example, from the publication "New Concept for the Development of a Confocal Endomicroscope" by I. Krohne, et al., 36th Annual Meeting of the DGBMT, 2002, Volume 47, pages 206 to 208 Confocal microscopy is based on the imaging of a punctiform light source by means of suitable optics onto the measurement object.
- the light is emitted onto the measurement object via a light guide or via a plurality of light guides of a bundle If the measurement object is located in the focal point of the distal end of the light guide, the full intensity of the reflected light is imaged on the detector.
- the measurement object can be scanned by coupling the light from the light source successively into the proximal ends of the individual optical fibers of the bundle. For this it is necessary to have an assignment of the position of the distal ends of the individual light guides to their proximal ends. It is also possible, using light spot patterns, to couple several light spots simultaneously into different optical fibers in order to shorten the measurement time. For the targeted coupling of the light into the proximal ends of the individual optical fibers, a micromirror unit is used, with the aid of which the individual fibers are illuminated one after the other for the screening.
- US Pat. No. 4,938,205 describes an endoscope for imaging areas of the interior of the body and for treating these areas by irradiation with high-energy radiation.
- it has one or more channels, which in turn can contain individual light guides or light guide bundles.
- An exemplary design relates to a scanner camera, e.g. B. with a laser as a light source with which the area of interest is scanned.
- a high-energy laser beam can be coupled into one or more fibers for therapy, depending on the desired application. It is stated that in conventional endoscopes this high-energy laser radiation often leads to the confirmation of the fibers at the proximal end.
- the optical fibers of an optical channel at the proximal end can be widened so that, for example, they have the shape of an elongated truncated cone, the diameter of the fibers at the proximal end being substantially larger than that at the distal end. This enables a higher heat capacity and better cooling options to be achieved. Values of 10: 1 and 4: 1 are given for the ratio of the diameter of the fibers at the proximal and distal ends. The fibers are fixed at both ends of the fiber bundle in order to ensure coherence.
- tapered fibers for purposes other than the introduction of high-energy radiation for treatment is not intended and is also not indicated, in particular no use for image recording.
- the photosensors are mostly attached to the distal end of the endoscope.
- Light radiation into the proximal ends of the individual light guides can be increased considerably compared to the prior art.
- the smallest possible diameter of the optical fibers is desired in order to be able to achieve a high resolution.
- the larger diameter of the optical fibers at their proximal end simultaneously ensures the possibility of being able to couple a sufficient light intensity into the individual light guides. Annoying side effects, such as the lighting of the light guide jacket or the gaps between the light guides, can be reduced or even completely avoided.
- the endomicroscope according to the invention can also be designed such that the optical fibers taper essentially conically from the proximal to the distal end. This results in a uniform, monotonous taper, which means that the slightest interference for the light guide can be expected.
- the endomicroscope according to the invention can be designed in such a way that the ratio of the diameter of the optical fibers at the proximal end to the diameters of the optical fibers at the distal end is at most 3.
- the endomicroscope according to the invention can be used in addition to a relatively short one
- Optical fiber bundles with diameters of the optical fibers tapering towards the distal end have a further optical fiber bundle with a constant diameter adjoining the proximal end of the first optical fiber bundle.
- the endomicroscope according to the invention can be designed such that the optical fibers are arranged in a fixed grid at the proximal end of the optical fiber bundle.
- proximal optical fiber ends in a grid is an important measure in order to be able to control the individual optical fiber ends specifically and precisely for the light coupling. It makes sense to choose the grid so that no two optical fiber ends directly adjoin each other in order to largely avoid coupling into several fibers at the same time. For this purpose, the optical fibers would have to be separated at their proximal end.
- the arrangement of the optical fiber ends in the grid can be, for example, hexagonal or square.
- the hexagonal arrangement has the advantage of a higher packing density in the fiber bundle and thus a better resolution.
- a hexagonal structure is particularly favorable with regard to the production of the fiber bundle.
- the fiber receiving unit can be manufactured micromechanically, which allows a very high positioning accuracy of the individual fibers relative to one another. Knowing the exact positions of the individual fibers at the proximal end simplifies the calibration of the endomicroscope, so that the use of incoherent optical fiber bundles is also possible. With the use of incoherent fiber optic bundles, the costs of the overall system can be reduced. Machining processes or z. B. silicon technology into consideration to achieve the desired position accuracy.
- the endomicroscope according to the invention can be designed such that a microlens unit is arranged in the radiation direction in front of the proximal end of the light guide bundle in such a way that the light is focused on the proximal end of the illuminated optical fibers by the individual microlenses.
- the coupling efficiency can be further improved.
- a larger linear spacing of the microlenses in the microlens unit can be selected with the same packing density compared to a square arrangement, as a result of which a correspondingly better addressability and thus a better coupling efficiency can be achieved.
- Fig. 2 a lateral cross section through a single optical fiber and 3: sections of the proximal end of the light guide bundle.
- FIG. 1 shows schematically and in a highly simplified manner the structure of an endomicroscope for examining a measurement object 1.
- the light from a light source 2 is directed onto a micromirror unit 4 via a source optics 3.
- the micromirror unit 4 consists of hundreds of individual micromirrors, each of which can be controlled individually for tilting movements.
- only some of the micromirrors 5 are shown schematically and greatly enlarged in FIG.
- the light is directed into the proximal end 8 of a light guide bundle via mirror optics 6 and a beam splitter 7
- FIG. 3 An enlarged view of the proximal end 8 of the light guide bundle 9 is shown in detail in FIG. 3. Accordingly, the individual light guides 10 are separated at the proximal end 8 and arranged in a grid.
- a fiber receiving unit 11 is provided, which has passages 12 for the individual light guides 10, which are adapted to the diameter of the light guides 10 at the proximal end 8.
- the light guides 10 can be arranged in the fiber receiving unit 11, for example in a hexagonal pattern or in a square pattern.
- a microlens unit 13 is provided in front of the proximal end 8 of the light guides 10, so that a microlens 14 is arranged in front of each proximal end 8 of each light guide 10.
- the incident light beams are reflected back into the light guide bundle from the surface of the measurement object 1 or also from structures within the measurement object 1.
- the reflected light essentially arrives in the same light guide 10 from which it previously emerged.
- the reflected light reaches the detector unit 18, for example a CCD camera, via the light guide bundle 9, the microlens unit 13, the beam splitter 7 and a detector optics 17.
- Each picture element of the detector unit 18 can be assigned to a proximal end of a specific light guide 10. If a coherent optical fiber bundle 9 is used, the assignment of each image element to a distal optical fiber end also results from this without further ado.
- its calibration must first be carried out. This is done, for example, by coupling predetermined light / dark patterns into the proximal end 8 and evaluating the light / dark distribution found at the distal end 15.
- Late 8 z. B. are greater by a factor of 2.5 than at their distal end 15.
- FIG. 2 shows in cross section in shortened form an optical fiber 10, the diameter of which decreases monotonically and conically from the proximal end 8 to the distal end 15.
- the course of a coupled-in light beam 19 at the entrance, within an optical fiber core 20 and at its exit at the distal end 15 is shown.
- the light beam 19 is reflected within the light guide 10 on the light guide jacket 21.
- micromirror unit 5 micromirror 6 mirror optics 7 beam splitter 8 proximal end 9 optical fiber bundle
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