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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Franciscus Martinus Antonius Maria Van Gaal, Heeze, NL;
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Augustinus Laurentius Braun, Heeze, NL;
Cornelius Antonius Hezemans, Nuenen, NL;
Waltherus Cornelis Jozef Bierhoff, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Martinus Antonius Maria Van Gaal, Heeze, NL;
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Augustinus Laurentius Braun, Heeze, NL;
Cornelius Antonius Hezemans, Nuenen, NL;
Waltherus Cornelis Jozef Bierhoff, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An optical scanning probe assembly for microscopic guide optic scanning and inspection of tissues includes an outer housing having a spring element for a scanning motor. The spring element is formed as a hollow tube configured to receive an optical guide, where the hollow tube has a mechanical stiffness larger than the optical guide to be received. The assembly further includes a lens system and a deflector configured to deflect the distal end of the hollow tube in directions transverse to the longitudinal extension of the hollow tube, so as to form an optical scan pattern.