Patent · US Expired

Optical viewing device

US5900971A · kind A · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 1994
Grant dateMay 4, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B23/2469
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A low cost optical viewing device includes an objective lens section, a relay lens section and an eye piece section. The relay lens section is devoid of glass rods and includes a minimal number of lenses each preferably fabricated from plastic material. The illumination system includes a plurality of optical fibers also preferably fabricated from plastic material.

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