CPC F21V 23/003 (2013.01) [A61B 1/063 (2013.01); A61B 1/0661 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |
1. A system for providing illumination for an endoscopic device, the system comprising:
a light source comprising a plurality of light bundles, wherein each light bundle comprises a plurality of light emitters, wherein the light source sequentially pulses electromagnetic energy in a plurality of individual electromagnetic partitions and each of the plurality of light bundles corresponds to one of the plurality of individual electromagnetic partitions;
an electromagnetic sensor embedded within the light source to sense electromagnetic energy emitted from at least one, but less than all, of the plurality of light emitters within each of the plurality of light bundles; and
a control circuit in electronic communication with the electromagnetic sensor and the at least one of the plurality of light emitters;
wherein the electromagnetic sensor receives electromagnetic energy from at least one of the plurality of light emitters, and wherein the electromagnetic sensor measures an amount of electromagnetic energy generated by the at least one of the plurality of light emitters.
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