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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
James Torrance Russell, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijkle Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 4/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); G01J 3/10 (2006.01); H05G 2/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/3504 (2014.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/108 (2013.01); G01N 21/3504 (2013.01); G01J 3/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2016/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A source assembly () configured to generate infrared electromagnetic radiation includes an emitter () that emits electromagnetic radiation over an emission solid angle. A portion of the emitted electromagnetic radiation is used in a detection. The portion of the user electromagnetic radiation surrounds the optical path in a usable solid angle. Electromagnetic radiation outside of the usable solid angle is focused back by a reflection assembly () onto the emitter to enhance the efficiency of the emitter.