Diffuse infrared light imaging system
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Apr 29, 2003
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Jan 19, 2000
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An imaging system illuminates body tissue with infrared light to enhance visibility of subcutaneous blood vessels, and generates a video image of the body tissue and the subcutaneous blood vessels based on reflected infrared light. The system includes an infrared light source for generating the infrared light and a structure for diffusing the infrared light. The diffusing structure has an input aperture for receiving the infrared light from the infrared light source, and multiple interior reflecting surfaces. The reflecting surfaces reflect the infrared light multiple times and in multiple directions, thereby producing diffuse infrared light. The diffusing structure also has an output aperture for receiving the diffuse infrared light reflected from the plurality of reflecting surfaces and for emitting the diffuse infrared light toward the body tissue. The system further includes a video imaging device for receiving the infrared light reflected from the body tissue and for generating a video image of the body tissue based on the reflected infrared light.
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