Endoscope connecting system
US4601284A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope connecting system having as its imaging system a solid state imaging device for generating a video signal containing image information of an interested object which is transmitted to a display to be visualized such as a television picture comprises a fiberoptic endoscope having an eyepiece section on its control section, a video endoscope having a solid state imaging device disposed in its insertion section for generating a video signal, an adaptor having a solid state imaging device therein which is detachably mounted on the eyepiece section of the fiberoptic endoscope and a light source device for producing illumination light to enter the fiberoptic endoscope or the video endoscope in a red, green and blue sequence. The adaptor permits the connection of the fiberoptic endoscope to video signal processing means for the video endoscope so as to display an image of the interested object on the monitor equipment.
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