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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yuuichi Takenaga, Fukuoka, JP;
Haruyasu Katahira, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 9/64 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 27/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H04N 9/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/64 (2013.01); A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00186 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/043 (2013.01); G02B 23/2453 (2013.01); G02B 27/1013 (2013.01); G02B 27/126 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 9/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an endoscope including: a four-color separation prism configured to separate light from an object into three primary colors of light and infrared light; four image sensors configured to convert optical images of the separated three primary colors of light and an optical image of the separated infrared light into electrical signals; and an output device configured to output the converted electrical signals.