Illumination system having light guides with diffuser elements that emit radially

US12189184B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schott AG · DE

Inventors

• Bernd Schultheis · Bad Kreuznach, DE
• Oliver Keiper · Idstein, DE
• Jürgen Meinl · Bärnau, DE
• Hubertus Russert · Jugenheim, DE
• Jonas Grimm · Ramschied, DE
• Lothar Willmes · Obermoschel, DE
• Martin Cramer · Wiesbaden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 2021
• Grant date: Jan 7, 2025
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C03C2214/20
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An illumination system for medical therapeutic and/or diagnostic system is provided. The illumination system includes a laser light source and a light guide. The light guide has a proximal end that is connectable and/or assignable to the one laser light source. The light guide has a distal end with a diffuser element having a radial, spherical emission characteristic. The diffuser element includes a diffuser main body made of an inorganic material, in particular a glass, a glass ceramic, a glass-like substance or a composite substance of the aforementioned substances. The diffuser main body has a scattering element and has a surface that is pore-free and smooth.