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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Axel Hofer, Endingen, DE;
Inventor:
Axel Hofer, Endingen, DE;
Assignee:
Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH, Denzlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G02B 26/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2415 (2013.01); A61B 1/00193 (2013.01); G02B 26/02 (2013.01); A61B 1/00181 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an endoscope (), two optical paths () for stereoscopic vision are formed, wherein each optical path () is lead from the inside to an interface () with an optically more dense material () in relation to the surroundings () at a point of incidence (), wherein each optical path () can be opened and interrupted by modifying the reflection behavior at the respective point of incidence ().