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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Olympus Corporation, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Yokota, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided with an endoscope device configured to measure a specimen using a pattern projection image of the specimen on which a light and shade pattern of light is projected, includes: an imaging unit configured to acquire an image of the specimen; an illumination unit having a first light source configured to emit illumination light to illuminate an observation field of vision of the imaging unit; a pattern projection unit having a second light source configured to emit projection light to project the light and shade pattern on the specimen; a display unit configured to display the image acquired by the imaging unit; and a control unit configured to control the imaging unit, the illumination unit, the pattern projection unit, and the display unit.