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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
May. 22, 1989
Ichirou Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouzou Yoshimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenzou Ueshima, Kyoto, JP;
Shinichi Nishimoto, Kyoto, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Morita Seisakusho, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An image picking-up and processing apparatus particularly suitable for use in dental treatment comprises a transmission and conversion section including an image sensor for detecting input light from an object, an objective lens, and a light guide for transmitting illumination light; a control section including a control unit for producing an image signal on the basis of an output signal from the image sensor, and a light source for emitting the illumination light; and an interchangeable image processing section detachably connected to the transmission and conversion section for processing the image signal to reproduce image information in a desired form. An interchangeable image picking-up section, for example, an endoscope including an objective lens, an image fiber for transmitting the input light, and a light guide for transmitting the illumination light is detachably connected to the transmission and conversion section.