US Patent 7087014 Endoscope system having an auxiliary lighting device

Patent 7087014 was granted and assigned to Pentax on August, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Pentax

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7087014

Date of Patent

August 8, 2006

Patent Application Number

10706080

Date Filed

November 13, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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John P. Leubecker

Patent abstract

An endoscope system includes an endoscope having an insertion tube; a main light source; an auxiliary light source; and a fiber-optic light guide provided in the insertion tube, the fiber-optic light guide being provided with an incident end face which selectively faces one of the main light source and the auxiliary light source, and an exit end face which faces an illuminating optical system provided at a distal end of the insertion tube. The auxiliary light source is a white LED.