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Endoscope system with single camera for concurrent imaging at visible and infrared wavelengths

US9547165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

REINROTH GMBH · DE

Inventors

Chunxin Yang · Hangzhou City, CN
Xing Hui · San Jose, US
Baiyu Wang · San Jose, US
Claudio Immekus · Tutschfelden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 2014
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2201/08
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of operating an endoscopy system includes concurrently illuminating a tissue with NIR excitation light and visible light, imaging the tissue using a single detector, and independently adjusting an intensity of the NIR excitation light and an intensity of the visible light.

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