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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Panasonic I-pro Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichi Hatase, Fukuoka, JP;
Naoyuki Haraguchi, Saga, JP;
Satoru Miyanishi, Fukuoka, JP;
Takafumi Sanada, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2469 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 1/0661 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/0692 (2013.01); G02B 7/02 (2013.01); G02B 23/243 (2013.01); G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); A61B 2562/18 (2013.01); A61B 2562/185 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lens having a quadrangular outer shape in a direction perpendicular to its center, an imaging element having a quadrangular outer shape in the direction perpendicular to the center axis, an element cover glass covering an imaging surface of the imaging element, a light guide placed outside at least one side of the lens and extending along the center axis, and a cylinder holder disposed between the lens and the light guide are disposed in a tip portion of an endoscope.