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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Yoshihisa Tanikawa, Chuo-ku, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawano, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshihisa Tanikawa, Chuo-ku, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawano, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When carrying out in vivo examination of a living organism, the behavior in the interior thereof is continuously observed with clear images. Provided is an in-vivo examination apparatuscomprising an optical unitincluding a light sourceand an image acquisition device; and an observation head, which is disposed with a gap with respect to the optical unitand which is fixed to a living organism A, wherein the optical unitincludes a first collimator optical systemfor converting light from the light sourceinto collimated light Land introducing it into the observation headand an image-forming optical systemfor focusing return light from the observation headto form an image at the image-acquisition device, and wherein the observation optical headincludes a second collimator optical systemfor focusing the collimated light Lincident from the optical unitto irradiate an examination target site B in the living organism A, as well as for converting return light from the living organism into collimated light Land introducing it into the optical unit
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