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Endoscope with first and second imaging and illumination units

US7896804B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OLYMPUS CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Sumihiro Uchimura · Sagamihara, JP
Akira Taniguchi · Hachioji, JP
Toshiaki Noguchi · Tachikawa, JP
Fumiyuki Onoda · Tama, JP
Katsuya Suzuki · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 25, 2006
Grant date	Mar 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 27, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/00121
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

First and second illumination and image pickup units are provided in the container body having opposite reference view field directions and are respectively freely tilted in an arbitrary direction within predetermined inclination angles from the reference view field direction.

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