Title:
ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/112591
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An endoscopic device includes: an endoscope having an image pickup device for imaging an object and capable of observing the object at a predetermined observation mode; and a signal processing device to which a signal from the image pickup device is input. The signal processing device can execute signal processing corresponding to a plurality of observation modes including the predetermined observation mode and has an identification section for identifying the observation mode relating to a connected endoscope according to the information from the connected endoscope. Only signal processing corresponding to the observation mode identified by the identification section can be executed.
Inventors:
TAKAHASHI YOSHINORI (JP)
HIRAO ISAMI (JP)
IMAIZUMI KATSUICHI (JP)
OZAWA TAKESHI (JP)
TAKEHANA SAKAE (JP)
DOGUCHI NOBUYUKI (JP)
HIRAO ISAMI (JP)
IMAIZUMI KATSUICHI (JP)
OZAWA TAKESHI (JP)
TAKEHANA SAKAE (JP)
DOGUCHI NOBUYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2004/008918
Publication Date:
December 29, 2004
Filing Date:
June 18, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
TAKAHASHI YOSHINORI (JP)
HIRAO ISAMI (JP)
IMAIZUMI KATSUICHI (JP)
OZAWA TAKESHI (JP)
TAKEHANA SAKAE (JP)
DOGUCHI NOBUYUKI (JP)
TAKAHASHI YOSHINORI (JP)
HIRAO ISAMI (JP)
IMAIZUMI KATSUICHI (JP)
OZAWA TAKESHI (JP)
TAKEHANA SAKAE (JP)
DOGUCHI NOBUYUKI (JP)
International Classes:
A61B1/00; G02B23/24; A61B1/04; A61B1/045; H04N7/18; H04N5/225; (IPC1-7): A61B1/00
Foreign References:
| JP2003126015A | 2003-05-07 | |||
| JP2003126014A | 2003-05-07 | |||
| JP2000354583A | 2000-12-26 | |||
| JP2001029313A | 2001-02-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1637062A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Itoh, Susumu (4-4 Nishishinjuku 7-chom, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, JP)
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