Electronic endoscope
AssigneeRichard Wolf GmbH
InventorsUlrich Haefele, Michael Voegele
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Abstract
An electronic endoscope with a picture sensor located at its distal end and with several illumination units (LEDs) integrated in the endoscope, for producing illumination light irradiated at the distal endoscope end. The illumination units are arranged as a linear and axial array of LEDs in a space, of an enveloping tube, connecting proximally to the picture sensor. To the LEDs there are allocated fiber-optics into which the light irradiated by the LEDs may be coupled. The fiber-optics run up to the distal endoscope end and here are grouped together to a bundle.
Claims17
An electronic endoscope with a picture sensor located at its distal end and with several illumination units (LEDs) integrated in the endoscope, for producing illumination light irradiated at the distal endoscope end, wherein the illumination units are arranged as a linear and axial array of LEDs in a space, of an enveloping tube, connecting proximally to the picture sensor, wherein to the LEDs there are allocated fiber-optics into which the light irradiated by the LEDs may be coupled and wherein the fiber-optics run up to the distal endoscope end and here are grouped together to a bundle.
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