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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Abe, Osaka, JP;
Shozo Oshio, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope light emitting device () is a light emitting device for use in a fluorescence imaging method. The endoscope light emitting device includes: a solid-state light emitting element (); and a wavelength converter () including a first phosphor () that emits first wavelength-converted light (), wherein the first wavelength-converted light has a light component across at least a whole of a wavelength range of 700 nm or more and 800 nm or less. An endoscope () includes the endoscope light emitting device. A fluorescence imaging method is a method using the endoscope light emitting device or the endoscope, and includes the steps of: administering a fluorescent drug to a subject; and applying the first wavelength-converted light () to the subject with whom the fluorescent drug has made contact.