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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2014
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Morizumi, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Shuji Ono, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Seiichi Watanabe, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a stereoscopic endoscope device enabling precise observation based on a 3D-image and observation of a wide field of view range based on a 2D-image and enabling the change of the field of view range according to the situation with a simple structure without increasing the size of an imaging unit or complicating the configuration. An imaging unitdisposed in a distal portion of a stereoscopic endoscope includes a pair of left and right imaging unitsL,R that capture a parallax image of a subject of a part of interest. The left and the right imaging unitL,R include a left and a right imaging optical systemL,R, which form a subject image, and reflecting mirrorsL andR located on the rear end sides of the left and the right imaging optical systemL,R, respectively.