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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Karl Storz Endovision, Inc., Charlton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Vernon Hopkins, Worcester, MA (US);
Eric Webb, Charlton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Karl Storz Endovision, Inc., Charlton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01J 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2461 (2013.01); A61B 1/0661 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01); G02B 23/2453 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4247 (2013.01); G01J 2005/608 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intelligent endoscopic light source system for controlling the intensity of a light source, including a light source emitting light at a first intensity, an attenuator positioned to receive light from the light source at a first intensity and movable to pass light from the light source at a second intensity, a sensor mounted to the attenuator for measuring the first intensity, and a controller for receiving the intensity measurement from the sensor and moving the attenuator to pass light at a desired second intensity.