Endoscope system with centralized control of associated peripheral equipment
US5627584A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2050/314
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope system has an endoscope equipped with an imaging unit, and a plurality of peripheral equipment used in conjunction with the endoscope; such as, a light source for supplying illumination light to the endoscope and a video signal processor for processing a video signal originating from the endoscope, comprising a centralized operation unit for operating at least the light source and video signal processor and a centralized control for centralizing control of the light source and video signal processor based on a command sent from the centralized operation unit.
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