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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2020
Vpix Medical Incorporation, Daejeon, KR;
Kyungmin Hwang, Daejeon, KR;
Jeong Ho Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Koun Hee Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Ki Hun Jeong, Daejeon, KR;
VPIX Medical Incorporation, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An optical device may include an optical fiber having a fixed end and a free end; a first actuator positioned at a actuator position between the fixed end and the free end and configured to apply a first force on the actuator position of the optical fiber such that a movement of the free end of the optical fiber in a first direction is caused, wherein the first direction is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber; and a deformable rod disposed adjacent to the optical fiber, and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to a first rod position of the optical fiber and the second end is connected to a second rod position of the optical fiber.