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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1986

Filed:

Aug. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:

Makoto Toyota, Omiya, JP;

Fumitaka Takeshita, Omiya, JP;

Satoshi Arakawa, Omiya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128-6 ; 358 98 ;
Abstract

An endoscope used for observing the interior of a cavity and the like of a living human body. The endoscope according to the present invention is of such an arrangement that an image sensor is provided in the forward end of an insertion section and an object of interest can be displayed on a screen of a television set in response to a video signal obtained from the image sensor. According to the present invention, a control unit is provided therein with a circuit for producing an image standstill command and a shutter release command depending on a time or times of operation, or a step or steps in press-in value of a single push in switch provided a control section of the endoscope, so that the provision of a single control button makes it possible to make a monitored image stand still and to release a shutter of a camera.


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