Appeal No. 1999-2039 Page 11
Application No. 08/531,424
substrate, ... said first, second, and third color LED's
arranged in a generally concentric patter surrounding a light
transmissive aperture centrally disposed in said substrate in
the center of said pattern, and said substrate and aperture
having a central axis coaxial with a central axis of an
objective lens system of an endoscopic camera used in
conjunction with said compact light source;” “illumination
mean for emitting light from said system toward an object to
be viewed within body cavity, said illumination means mounted
within the distal end of said endoscope, said illumination
means comprising a plurality of LED's mounted to a ceramic
substrate in an annular pattern surrounding an aperture
centrally formed in said pattern and in said substrate whereby
said substrate an aperture have a central axis coaxially
aligned with a central axis of said endoscope;” and “an
optical head of the camera, the optical head having a shape
and size whereby the head can be endoscopically inserted and
positioned within the body cavity, the light source positioned
in the optical head and comprising a plurality of light
emitting diodes arranged in a generally concentric pattern
surrounding a light transmissive central aperture in the
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