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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Christian Hauger, Aalen, DE;

Werner Pöltinger, Oberkochen, DE;

Wilhelm Ulrich, Aalen-Dewangen, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/14 ;
Abstract

A scanner for optical coherence tomography for linear scanning of an object with electromagnetic radiation, in which the scanning direction runs transversely of the direction of propagation of the electromagnetic radiation, includes a deflecting element rotatable around a rotation axis that deflects the electromagnetic radiation, incident along a direction of incidence, toward the object and, by its rotation, effects the linear scanning of the object. A beam forming optics is arranged on the object side of the rotatable deflecting element and concentrates electromagnetic radiation coming from the deflecting element. The rotation axis of the rotary deflecting element is parallel to the direction of incidence of the electromagnetic radiation.


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