Electronic endoscope apparatus and electronic endoscope system
US8241205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/26
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic endoscope apparatus has a distal part, an imaging unit, a light emitting unit, and a transmitting unit. The imaging unit converts light applied to the distal part, into an electrical signal. The light emitting unit converts the electrical signal supplied from the imaging unit, into an optical signal. The transmitting unit, which is attached to the distal part, guides the optical signal supplied from the light emitting unit. The electrical signal output from the imaging unit is converted into an optical signal. This optical signal is transmitted from the distal part through the transmitting unit.
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