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Parent-and-son type endoscope system for making a synchronized field sequential system illumination

US5178130A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 1991
Grant dateJan 12, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2011

Classification

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

Abstract

An endoscope system wherein a first electronic endoscope apparatus and second electronic endoscope apparatus are used as combined characterized in that a field sequential illuminating system forming a first electronic endoscope apparatus and a field sequential illuminating system forming a second electronic endoscope apparatus are synchronized by a synchronizing signal to make an illumination so that neither apparatus may produce such deterioration of the picture quality as the break of the color balance and a smear or the like.

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