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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Yoshihiro Kawano, Hachioji, JP;
Kenichi Koyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Atsuhiro Tsuchiya, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Olympus Coporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An in-vivo examination apparatus in which the examination angle can be changed while keeping an examination site in focus to carry out accurate in-vivo examination is provided. The in-vivo examination apparatus includes a stage on which a living organism is mounted, a measurement head that irradiates the living organism on the stage with light emitted from a light source and detects light returning from the living organism, and a rotation mechanism that rotates the measurement head about a fixed point on the stage.