Patent ID: 8687928
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. An optical characteristic measuring device comprising: an optical characteristic measuring probe which is bendable, comprising a light guide body and a guide tube for holding the light guide body such that the light guide body freely rotates on an axis of the guide tube and is freely displaced in a direction of the axis; a measurement light source which supplies measuring light for measuring optical characteristic of a subject to be measured to the light guide body of the optical characteristic measuring probe; and a position determination light source which supplies position determining light for measuring a position of the light guide body to the light guide body of the optical characteristic measuring probe, wherein the light guide body guides the light from the measuring light source to the subject to be measured and guides the light from the position determination light source to the guide tube; and wherein the guide tube is provided with a mark arranged on a side surface of the guide tube, where the mark has a characteristic of transmitting the measuring light and returning only the position determining light to the light guide body.