Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endoscope system using normal light and fluorescence
- Patent Title (中): 内窥镜系统使用正常光和荧光
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Application No.: US11611929Application Date: 2006-12-18
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Publication No.: US07658710B2Publication Date: 2010-02-09
- Inventor: Hitoshi Ueno , Takeshi Ozawa , Kazunari Nakamura , Isami Hirao , Hiroshi Ibe , Koichi Yoshimitsu , Yuichi Morizane , Mamoru Kaneko , Shunya Akimoto , Masaki Terakubo , Katsuichi Imaizumi , Nobuyuki Doguchi , Sakae Takehana , Kazuhiro Gono
- Applicant: Hitoshi Ueno , Takeshi Ozawa , Kazunari Nakamura , Isami Hirao , Hiroshi Ibe , Koichi Yoshimitsu , Yuichi Morizane , Mamoru Kaneko , Shunya Akimoto , Masaki Terakubo , Katsuichi Imaizumi , Nobuyuki Doguchi , Sakae Takehana , Kazuhiro Gono
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Ostrolenk Faber LLP
- Priority: JP2001-146755 20010516; JP2001-323936 20011022; JP2001-323937 20011022
- Main IPC: A61B1/045
- IPC: A61B1/045

Abstract:
An endoscope system includes a light source for supplying three narrow wavelength bands including one wavelength band for exciting fluorescence, an excitation light cut filter for transmitting light having a wavelength greater than either 470 nm or 490 nm, and an image capturing unit for capturing the light transmitted by the excitation light cut filter and outputting three wavelength band signals corresponding to the three narrow wavelength bands of the light source. Also included are first, second and third frame memories for inputting and storing the three wavelength band signals, respectively, and first, second and third output ends for outputting first, second and third color signals, respectively, to a monitor for displaying an image. An image processor receives signals from the first, second and third frame memories respectively and selects among the first output end, the second output end and third output end for outputting the received signals to the monitor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070100207A1 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM USING NORMAL LIGHT AND FLUORESCENCE Public/Granted day:2007-05-03
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