Stereoscopic-vision endoscope
US5689365A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/398
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A stereoscopic-vision endoscope having an objective optical system consisting of a front optical system having a single optical axis including a field conversion optical system, and a rear optical system including optical systems that have a plurality of optical axes. A light beam is received from the front optical system so as to form images on the optical axes, and thus form a plurality of images. The front and rear optical systems can be turned relative to each other. Thus, a magnitude of parallax permitting a sufficient sense of three-dimensionality can be provided, and the postures of images can be corrected responsively to a change in direction of view resulting from the rotation of an insertional part.
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