Patent ID: 8700134
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B,G01B,G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A medical optical scanning apparatus comprising: a housing having a longitudinal axis extending in a direction towards a sample to be scanned; a first base having a first moveable mirror supported thereon by a first cantilever connecting the first moveable mirror to the first base; a second base having a second moveable mirror supported thereon by a second cantilever connecting the second moveable mirror to the second base; a support attaching the first and second bases so that the first moveable mirror and the second moveable mirror are disposed along the longitudinal axis apart from each other to provide scanning in two complementary directions; and one of the first and second cantilevers angularly separated from a respective one of the first and second bases at a position between a range of positive and negative angular motion for at least one of the first and second mirrors.