Electronic endoscope system
US6322496A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/045
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic endoscope system includes an endoscope unit, a video processing unit, a display device. The video processing unit is provided with a device for changing parameters referred to for controlling illumination light and an image display condition. A registration ID (identification) code and the displaying parameters are stored in a non-volatile memory. A hard key is detachably coupled to the video processing unit. The hard key stores an ID code intrinsic thereto, and the displaying condition is adjusted in accordance with the displaying parameters stored in the memory if the ID code of the hard key coincides with the registration ID code. While, the display condition is adjusted in accordance with a predetermined reference displaying parameters if the ID code of the hard key does not coincide with the registration ID code.
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