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US 2009/0156899 A1Published application
Light-illuminating probe and fundus observing apparatus, fundus surgery apparatus, endoscope, and catheter using the light-illuminating probe
AssigneeNamiki Seimitsu Houseki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSatoshi Konishi
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Abstract
A light-illuminating probe with increased spatial spread of an external illumination light and a fundus observing apparatus, a fundus surgery apparatus, and an endoscope using the light-illuminating probe are provided. The light-illuminating probe includes a light-transmitting portion which is constructed with at least a first dielectric material having a light transparency and a light-radiating portion which is constructed with a second dielectric material having a light transparency to be formed in an extension portion of the light-transmitting portion.
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A light-illuminating probe comprising:
- a light-transmitting portion which is constructed with at least a first dielectric material having a light transparency;
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- a light-radiating portion which is constructed with a second dielectric material having a light transparency to be formed in an extension of the light-transmitting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.