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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1994
Masao Uehara, Hachioji, JP;
Katsuyuki Saito, Hachioji, JP;
Masahito Goto, Oi-machi, JP;
Shinji Yamashita, Hachioji, JP;
Akinobu Uchikubo, Ome, JP;
Akihiro Miyashita, Hachioji, JP;
Takehiro Nakagawa, Hachioji, JP;
Kazunari Kobayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Akira Murata, Hino, JP;
Mototsugu Ogawa, Hachioji, JP;
Seiji Yamaguchi, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image pickup unit provided with an image pickup element is of structure capable of being detachably received in an endoscope body or a TV camera. After having been used in observation, the image pickup unit is dismounted, whereby disinfection processing and sterilization processing of the endoscope body from which the image pickup unit is dismounted, or the TV camera can be executed without inviting deterioration and the like of a characteristic of the image pickup unit by a disinfection unit, a sterilization unit or the like.