Patent ID: 11918189
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An endoscopic imaging system comprising:
at least one light source configured to generate imaging light and at least one light source configured to generate heating light;
an endoscope that receives light from the at least one light source configured to generate imaging light and the at least one light source configured to generate heating light, the endoscope comprising a window at a distal end of the endoscope; and
a control system operatively coupled to the at least one light source configured to generate imaging light and the at least one light source configured to generate heating light, the control system being configured to:
determine whether the window of the endoscope is configured to absorb at least a portion of the heating light;
in accordance with determining that the window of the endoscope is configured to absorb at least a portion of the heating light, allow activation of the at least one light source configured to generate heating light; and
in accordance with determining that the window of the endoscope is not configured to absorb the at least a portion of the heating light, not allow activation of the at least one light source configured to generate heating light.