Patent ID: 7405877
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
1. Stereoscopic device comprising: a first entrance pupil, receiving a first image of at least one object; a second entrance pupil, receiving a second image of said at least one object; a directional image separator, receiving said first image from said first entrance pupil and receiving said second image from said second entrance pupil; a common optical imaging assembly, located between said entrance pupils and said directional image separator, conveying said first image from said first entrance pupil to said directional image separator, conveying said second image from said second entrance pupil to said directional image separator, providing said first image to said directional image separator in a first source direction, and providing said second image to said directional image separator in a second source direction; a first image detector; and a second image detector, wherein said directional image separator comprises a directionally selective surface, said directionally selective surface reflecting said first image in a first target direction, towards said first image detector, and transmitting said second image in a second target direction, towards said second image detector, and wherein said first image and said second image are at least partially overlapping, when arriving at said directionally selective surface.