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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
Francois Lacombe, Chaville, FR;
Bertrand Viellerobe, Nogent sur Marne, FR;
Nicolas Boularot, Champigny sur Marne, FR;
Francois Doussoux, Paris, FR;
Aymeric Perchant, Fontenay sous Bios, FR;
Francois Lacombe, Chaville, FR;
Bertrand Viellerobe, Nogent sur Marne, FR;
Nicolas Boularot, Champigny sur Marne, FR;
Francois Doussoux, Paris, FR;
Aymeric Perchant, Fontenay sous Bios, FR;
Mauna Kea Technologies, Paris, FR;
Abstract
An endoscopy device includes several light guides (), each light guide having one or more optical fibers. The light guides are coupled with a sweeping system () arranged to direct an excitation light beam in alternation in one of the fibers of the guides from the proximal end of the guide including the one of the fibers. In this way, the proximal ends of the guides may make use of the same sweeping system, whereas the distal ends of the guides may be installed simultaneously in different zones of interest of an object or animal () under study for an almost simultaneous observation of the zones of interest. The invention also relates to an endoscopy method used in a device according to the invention. A device and a method according to the invention may be applied to quasi-simultaneous reflectance, fluorescence, multi-photon imaging of several areas of interest.