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Measuring endoscope

US4621284A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 1985
Grant dateNov 4, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/555
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A measuring endoscope comprising an observing light projecting means, a measuring light projecting means, a single image pickup optical system, an observing image signal processing means, a measuring image signal processing means and a color displaying means, and arranged so that the observing and measuring image are picked up as divided in the time, the observing image signal is stored in a memory so that, in the measuring image pickup period, the observing image signal stored in the memory will be put into the color displaying means to continuously display the normal observing image on the displaying means, in order to make so that the means to be used for the measurement do not obstruct the normal observation.

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