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US 2013/0258462 A1Published application
Stereoscopic optics
AssigneeReach3D Medical LLC
InventorsKevin Brent May, Richard J. Michaels
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Abstract
An adapter system for displaying and recording stereoscopic images from a single lens optic device and methods of producing stereoscopic images using such an adapter are provided herein. The adapter system utilizes an active stereoscopic shutter mounted along the optical path of the single lens optic device, such as, for example, a microscope or an endoscope, to provide a stereoscopic image to a video or still camera mounted along the same optical path.
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A stereoscopic optic adapter comprising:
- an optical adapter body configured to optically interconnect a single lens optical device defining a region to be imaged and an image capture device, the optical adapter body comprising at least a stereoscopic shutter and an optical relay;
- wherein the stereoscopic shutter is configured to produce a stereoscopic image from the imaged region of the single lens optical device;
- wherein the optical relay comprises one or more optical elements configured to transmit light from said single lens optical device through said stereoscopic shutter to said image capture device;
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- wherein the relative rotational alignment between the stereoscopic shutter and the camera is adjustable such that the rotational alignment Is configurable to ensure capture of the stereoscopic image by the image capture device.
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