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Medical endoscope system providing enhanced illumination

US11071444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2018
Grant dateJul 27, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B1/05
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical endoscope system adapted to be inserted into a living body to image an interior of the living body includes: an imaging device that includes a distal end part inserted into the living body to illuminate the living body, and condenses light from the living body to generate two imaging signals having parallaxes; first and second light source units configured to generate first illumination light and second illumination light for illuminating the living body respectively, and supply the first illumination light and the second illumination light to the imaging device; and a display image generation unit configured to generate a display image signal based on the two imaging signals from the imaging device.

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