Electronic type endoscope in which image pickup unit is dismounted to execute disinfection/sterilization processing
US5609561A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/2484
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image pickup unit provided with an image pickup element is of structure capable of being detachably received in an endoscope body or a TV camera. After having been used in observation, the image pickup unit is dismounted, whereby disinfection processing and sterilization processing of the endoscope body from which the image pickup unit is dismounted, or the TV camera can be executed without inviting deterioration and the like of a characteristic of the image pickup unit by a disinfection unit, a sterilization unit or the like.
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