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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2009
Futoshi Hirose, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Numajiri, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuichi Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Muto, Fujisawa, JP;
Hirofuni Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Futoshi Hirose, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Numajiri, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuichi Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Muto, Fujisawa, JP;
Hirofuni Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connection adapter constituting an optical tomographic imaging apparatus has a small installation space and high use efficiency. The connection adapter is disposed between a fundus camera main body portion and a camera portion to be attached to the fundus camera main body portion for imaging a surface image of a fundus as an object in an optical tomographic imaging apparatus, and connects them in a detachable manner. The connection adapter includes: a first light guide unit for guiding tomographic image measuring beams guided from the fundus camera main body portion for imaging the tomographic image to a tomographic imaging portion; and a second light guide unit for guiding fundus image measuring beams guided from the fundus camera main body portion for imaging the surface image of the fundus to the camera portion.