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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1994
Mamoru Kaneko, Hannou, JP;
Yasuhiro Ueda, Kokubunji, JP;
Sakae Takehana, Machida, JP;
Masaya Yoshihara, Hino, JP;
Masahiko Iida, Hachioji, JP;
Naruto Shinkai, Machida, JP;
Kazunari Nakamura, Hino, JP;
Nobuhiko Washizuka, Tama, JP;
Yoshinao Oaki, Hino, JP;
Katsuya Suzuki, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fluorescent endoscope apparatus having: an endoscope that irradiates a subject portion to be observed with light transmitted through a light transmission device to obtain an object image of the subject portion to be observed; a normal observation light generating device for emitting normal light for performing normal light endoscope observation; a fluorescent observation light generating device for emitting excitation light for performing fluorescent light observation; an introduced-light switching device for selectively introducing, to the light transmission device of the endoscope, normal light emitted by the normal observation light generating device or excitation light emitted by the fluorescent observation light generating device; and an image sensing device for capturing a normal light image of the subject portion to be observed that can be obtained by irradiating the subject portion to be observed with normal light or excitation light or a fluorescent image that can be obtained due to irradiation with excitation light, the image sensing device being included or connected to the endoscope.