US Patent No: 6,507,687

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Imaging apparatus

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Abstract

The confocal imaging apparatus includes first and second light sources (6, 7) located at opposite ends of a fibre optic bundle (1). One end of the fibre optic bundle (4) is located adjacent the object to be imaged the opposite end of the fibre optic bundle (2) is located adjacent a camera (3) that records the images received from the fibre optic bundle (4). An analyser (10) is used to extract a confocal image from the image of the object produced using the illumination from the first light source (6) and the image of the object produced using illumination from the second light source (7). The imaging apparatus is particularly suited to endoscopy applications and is able to provide video rate confocal images.

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ISIS INNOVATION LIMITEDOXFORD206

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Juskaitis, Rimvydas Oxfordshire, GB 9 47
Neil, Mark Andrew Aquilla Oxfordshire, GB 10 80
Wilson, Tony Oxford, GB 16 82

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LASER INDUSTRIES LTD. (1)
5,586,132 Method and apparatus for generating bright light sources 4 1994
 
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. (1)
4,862,873 Stereo endoscope 100 1988

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