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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/24 (2006.01); G02B 6/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/24 (2013.01); G02B 6/34 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical probe includes: an optical fiber; a reflecting portion; and a traveling direction changing portion changing a traveling direction of a laser beam of a first wavelength that has transmitted through the reflecting portion to a direction different from a traveling direction before transmitting through the reflecting portion. Further, the traveling direction changing portion is configured by a bending structure having a structure in which a portion on a distal end side of the optical fiber is bent, and the reflecting portion is provided closer to a proximal end side of the optical fiber than the bending structure.