Fiber bundle and endoscope apparatus
US6456769B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/0638
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber bundle consists of first optical fibers and second optical fibers. At the distal end of the fiber bundle, the first and second optical fibers are bundled in a square close-packed array or a hexagonal close-packed array. The first and second optical fibers are separated from each other at the proximal end of the fiber bundle so that the first optical fibers are tied as a first branch bundle and that the second optical fibers are tied a second branch bundle.
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