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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chun-Chieh Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Yuan Chin Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Chi Shen Chang, Zhubei, TW;
Hung Chih Chiang, Chiayi, TW;
Assignee:
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00172 (2013.01); A61B 1/00032 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); G02B 26/103 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical fiber scanning probe includes a rotor and at least one optical fiber. The rotor includes a torque rope rotatable about its central axis. The optical fiber is disposed on the rotor and eccentric relative to the torque rope. A central axis of the optical fiber is substantially parallel to the central axis of the torque rope. When the torque rope rotates about its central axis, the rotor brings a free end of the optical fiber to scan along an arc path.