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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masaki Ichihashi, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/00121 (2013.01); A61B 1/00163 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/127 (2013.01); G02B 23/2484 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope includes a lens unit, a diaphragm for brightness adjustment, a diaphragm for type determination and an image pickup device. The diaphragm for type determination has an image formation portion an image of which is formed in a light receiving section, a position and a number of the image formation portion provided for the diaphragm for type determination differing according to a plurality of adapters. The endoscope further includes a CPU that determines a type of an adapter by determining a position and a number of the image formation portion an image of which is formed in the light receiving section.