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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Shuichi Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Kawata, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Honda, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/00018 (2013.01); A61B 1/00124 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal transmission device includes a transmission unit, a first connection unit, a second connection unit, and a reception unit. The transmission unit sends a transmission signal. The first connection unit includes a first electrode electrically connected to the transmission unit. The second connection unit includes a second electrode that engages with the first connection unit, and, when engaged with the first connection unit, is statically coupled with the first electrode. The reception unit is electrically connected to the second electrode and receives the transmission signal.