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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Pippinus Maarten Robertus Wortelboer, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); G03B 37/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/267 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/0615 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 5/1079 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); G03B 17/17 (2013.01); G03B 37/005 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radial imaging system is provided for capturing an image of an object which extends radially around an image sensor in an object plane. A reflector () is used for reflecting incident light () to a generally axial direction. The image sensor () receives the generally axially directed reflected light, and it has a stepped reflector surface having a series of reflecting linear facets () which together form a generally curved, e.g. concave surface. This design enables improved uniformity of the imaging performance with respect to the radial distance to the object being imaged.