Portable endoscope system
US6270454A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/2469
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable endoscope system having an illuminating light guide for transmitting light for illuminating an object, and an illuminating light supply unit for supplying illuminating light to the illuminating light guide. The entrance end portion of the illuminating light guide is disposed in an endoscope control part. The portable endoscope system includes a device for detachably connecting together the illuminating light supply unit and the control part, and a device for sealing a joint between the illuminating light supply unit and the control part. The illuminating light supply unit includes a movable contact positioned to contact an electrode of a battery and separable from the battery, and a spring biasing the battery in a direction opposite to a direction in which the movable contact member is moved for separation from the battery.
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