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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pavel Novak, Schaffhausen, CH;
Manfred Kuster, Schaffhausen, CH;
Harald Haan, Schaffhausen, CH;
Beat Krattiger, Beringen, CH;
Assignee:
Storz Endoskop GmbH, , CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
Abstract
A lighting system for illumination of an observation space, especially an observation space in which a pressurized and/or hot medium is contained, comprises an optical-fiber cable, one end of which can be connected to a light source, and a lighting head, which is connected to the other end of the optical-fiber cable and whose distal end can be introduced into the observation space through an opening in a wall enclosing the observation space. The lighting head comprises a light guide rod made from a pressure and/or temperature-resistant material.