Sparse aperture endoscope
Abstract
An endoscope which reduces the volume needed by the imaging part thereof, maintains resolution of a wide diameter optical system, while increasing tool access, and allows stereographic or interferometric processing for depth and perspective information/visualization. Because the endoscope decreases the volume consumed by imaging optics such allows a larger fraction of the volume to be used for non-imaging tools, which allows smaller incisions in surgical and diagnostic medical applications thus produces less trauma to the patient or allows access to smaller volumes than is possible with larger instruments. The endoscope utilizes fiber optic light pipes in an outer layer for illumination, a multi-pupil imaging system in an inner annulus, and an access channel for other tools in the center. The endoscope is amenable to implementation as a flexible scope, and thus increases the utility thereof. Because the endoscope uses a multi-aperture pupil, it can also be utilized as an optical array, allowing stereographic and interferometric processing.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872366
- Patent Number(s):
- 5919128
- Application Number:
- 08/877714
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- sparse; aperture; endoscope; reduces; volume; imaging; maintains; resolution; wide; diameter; optical; increasing; tool; access; allows; stereographic; interferometric; processing; depth; perspective; information; visualization; decreases; consumed; optics; larger; fraction; non-imaging; tools; incisions; surgical; diagnostic; medical; applications; produces; trauma; patient; volumes; instruments; utilizes; fiber; optic; light; pipes; outer; layer; illumination; multi-pupil; inner; annulus; channel; center; amenable; implementation; flexible; scope; increases; utility; multi-aperture; pupil; utilized; array; allowing; inner annulus; imaging optics; medical applications; outer layer; fiber optic; light pipe; optic light; diameter optical; wide diameter; /600/
Citation Formats
Fitch, Joseph P. Sparse aperture endoscope. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Fitch, Joseph P. Sparse aperture endoscope. United States.
Fitch, Joseph P. Tue .
"Sparse aperture endoscope". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872366.
@article{osti_872366,
title = {Sparse aperture endoscope},
author = {Fitch, Joseph P},
abstractNote = {An endoscope which reduces the volume needed by the imaging part thereof, maintains resolution of a wide diameter optical system, while increasing tool access, and allows stereographic or interferometric processing for depth and perspective information/visualization. Because the endoscope decreases the volume consumed by imaging optics such allows a larger fraction of the volume to be used for non-imaging tools, which allows smaller incisions in surgical and diagnostic medical applications thus produces less trauma to the patient or allows access to smaller volumes than is possible with larger instruments. The endoscope utilizes fiber optic light pipes in an outer layer for illumination, a multi-pupil imaging system in an inner annulus, and an access channel for other tools in the center. The endoscope is amenable to implementation as a flexible scope, and thus increases the utility thereof. Because the endoscope uses a multi-aperture pupil, it can also be utilized as an optical array, allowing stereographic and interferometric processing.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1999},
month = {7}
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