Patent ID: 7969659

Claim:
A device for magnifying an object, comprising: an SSID having at least one imaging array disposed on a distal end thereof; a first optical element disposed on the imaging array, the first optical element having a first end and a second end defining a first longitudinal length; a GRIN lens having a first end and a second end, the first end of the GRIN lens being disposed on the second end of the first optical element; and a second optical element having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second optical element being disposed on the second end of the GRIN lens and defining a second longitudinal length; wherein the first longitudinal length and the second longitudinal length are configured such that when viewing the object at a predetermined wavelength of light, the object is magnified at a predetermined level of magnification and the focal plane of the magnified object is aligned at the first end of the first optical element.