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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
William H. Meyer, Ventura, CA (US);
Christopher Zimmer, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
A filter assembly is configured to optically couple a camera head to an endoscope. The filter assembly includes a first end adapted to be removably coupled to the camera head and a second end opposite and spaced apart from the first end, the second end adapted to be removably coupled to the endoscope. The filter assembly includes an optic housing disposed between the first end and the second end, the optic housing includes an optical path length maximizer and a first window. The first window has a first surface that is angled with respect to a plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the optic housing so as to minimize a narcissus reflection within the optic housing and an optical filter to reject laser irradiation.