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Fluorescence excitation illumination fiber

US9897757B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 2015
Grant dateFeb 20, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B5/02
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Fluorescence imaging illumination fiber including a first fiber, a second fiber, and a diffuser, the second fiber concentrically enfolding the first fiber, the diffuser is coupled at the end of the first fiber and the second fiber, the first fiber having a first angular output, the second fiber having a second angular output, the diffuser increasing the first angular output by a first value and increasing the second angular output by a second value, the first value exceeding the second value.

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