Patent ID: 7791009

Claim:
A system that produces a plurality of different images of a site produced by a plurality of imaging devices, while avoiding crosstalk in the images, comprising: (a) a plurality of imaging devices, the plurality of imaging devices including a plurality of scanning devices and a plurality of light receivers, each light receiver being associated with one of the plurality of scanning devices to receive light from an area of the site illuminated by said one of the plurality of scanning devices, each scanning device being coupled to a distal end of an optical fiber used to convey light to the scanning device so that the light is emitted by the scanning device to illuminate the site, the light receiver receiving light from the site for use in producing an image of the site; (b) at least one light source for supplying light to the scanning devices through a plurality of optical fibers; and (c) means for imaging the site so as to prevent crosstalk between the plurality of images, by preventing light emitted by one of the plurality of scanning devices from interfering with light emitted by any other of the plurality of scanning devices, when light that is received from the site by the plurality of light receivers is used to produce a plurality of images of the site.