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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Martin Harris, Windsor, AU;
Inventor:
Martin Harris, Windsor, AU;
Assignee:
Optiscan Pty Ltd, Notting Hill, AU;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a confocal microscope or endoscope, having a source of coherent light for illuminating a sample, and an imaging optical fibre bundle () for receiving return light, whereby the fibre bundle () provides a return channel for fluorescent return light (). The optical fibre bundle () preferably preserves, between entry and exit ends of the bundle, the relative spatial coordinates of the cores of individual fibres constituting the bundle.