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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus M. Irion, Liptingen, DE;
Herbert Stepp, Planegg, DE;
Andre Erhardt, Tuttlingen, DE;
Hans Tafelmaier, Rosenheim, DE;
Assignee:
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract
An endoscopic or microscopic apparatus for diagnosis by means of a light-induced reaction in biologic tissue “in vivo” which is created by a photo-amboceptor or by autofluorescence is provided. The inventive apparatus is characterized by the feature that at least one reference wavelength &lgr; is provided which is longer by up to 2&Dgr;&lgr; at maximum or smaller than the wavelength &lgr; at the point of intersection.