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Rigid electronic endoscope

US4879992A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 1988
Grant dateNov 14, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2008

Classification

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

Abstract

This rigid electronic endoscope has an endoscope having an elongate insertable part connected to the front part of an operating part which is also a holding part on the base side and formed of a solid state imaging device which can output an electric signal by electrically converting an object image in this insertable part and a conductive shielding member sheathing this insertable part. The electric signal obtained by this endoscope is input into a signal processing circuit. The ground terminal of this signal processing circuit is electrically connected to the above mentioned shielding member and is isolated from a ground terminal on the external current source side.

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