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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2007
Koki Morishita, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Koki Morishita, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope system includes an spouting portion spouting a fluorescent agent and a cleaning liquid, a light source portion emitting excitation light and irradiation light having different spectral characteristics, an optical system transmitting the excitation light or the irradiation light to the object, an image capture portion disposed in a section inserted into the coelom and picking up fluorescence and light having a different spectrum band that are emitted from the object, a spectroscopic portion disposed in an optical pass between the image capture portion and an end of the inserted section and restraining light having the same spectrum band as the excitation light from entering the image capture portion, and a control portion allowing the light source portion to emit excitation light at least once after the spouting portion spouts the fluorescent agent onto the object and before the spouting portion spouts the cleaning liquid.