Endoscope, handpiece of endoscope, calibration method for the endoscope, using method for the endoscope
AssigneesGwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea University Research and Business Foundation
InventorsEuiheon CHUNG, Wonshik CHOI, Changhyeong YOON
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Abstract
Provided is an endoscope including a hand piece held by a hand and a main body connected to the hand piece. The hand piece may include a high-strength bar having an optical path providing unit formed therein, the main body may include: a light source unit for providing light; and a light processing unit for processing light, and the light processing unit may include: a beam splitter for splitting the light of the light source unit into a first beam serving as a reference beam and a second beam serving as a sample beam; and a scanner provided at the rear of the beam splitter so as to vary the angle of the second beam.
Claims7
An endoscope comprising a hand piece held by a hand and a main body connected to the hand piece,
- wherein the hand piece comprises a high-strength bar having an optical path providing unit formed therein,
- the main body comprises:
- a light source unit for providing light;
- and
- a light processing unit for processing light, and the light processing unit comprises:
- a beam splitter for splitting the light of the light source unit into a first beam serving as a reference beam and a second beam serving as a sample beam;
- and
- a scanner provided at the rear of the beam splitter so as to vary the angle of the second beam.
A hand piece of an endoscope, which is held by a user to perform examination, the hand piece comprising:
- a bar inserted into a human body, and comprising an optical path providing unit formed in a high-strength external case;
- a beam splitter for splitting an optical path of first and second laser beams provided from outside;
- a light source;
- and
- a switching mirror provided at an optical path of the first laser beam and an optical path of the light source, and selectively providing the first laser beam or light of the light source to the bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.