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US 11,375,886 B2Granted
Optical fiber waveguide in an endoscopic system for laser mapping imaging
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsJoshua D. Talbert, Donald M. Wichern
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Abstract
Optical fiber waveguide for communicating electromagnetic radiation pulsed by an emitter in an endoscopic imaging system. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an endoscope comprising an image sensor for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a waveguide communicating the pulses of electromagnetic radiation from the emitter to the endoscope. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises a laser mapping pattern.
Claims36
A system comprising:
- an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation;
- an endoscope comprising an image sensor, wherein the image sensor comprises a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation;
- a waveguide for communicating the pulses of electromagnetic radiation from the emitter to the endoscope;
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- a controller in electronic communication with the emitter and the image sensor;
- wherein at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises a laser mapping pattern;
- wherein the pixel array of the image sensor senses electromagnetic radiation resulting from the emitter pulsing the laser mapping pattern;
- wherein a laser mapping exposure frame is generated from data resulting from the emitter pulsing the laser mapping pattern;
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- wherein the system provides the laser mapping exposure frame to a corresponding system.
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