Endoscopic light source safety and control system with optical sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7563010
APP PUB NO 20070083085A1
SERIAL NO

11245512

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Disclosed is an endoscope light source safety system including visible light transmitted along an illumination path; a source for providing radiation along at least a portion of the illumination path; an illumination attenuator connectable to the illumination path for receiving said visible light and the radiation; a first reflector connected to said illumination attenuator for reflecting at least a portion of the radiation received by said illumination attenuator; a combiner for combining the radiation from said source into the illumination path; and a detector for receiving at least a portion of the radiation reflected from said first reflector and for generating a signal indicative of the receipt of visible light by said illumination attenuator.

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KARL STORZ ENDOVISION INC91 CARPENTER HILL ROAD CHARLTON MA 01507

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Birnkrant, Dashiell Worcester , US 15 238
Hopkins, Vernon Worcester , US 8 235
Landry, Dana J Sturbridge , US 8 312

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