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Endoscopes and endoscopic equipment

An endoscope and equipment technology, applied in the field of endoscope, can solve the problem of increasing the diameter of the lens barrel part, etc., and achieve the effect of stable acquisition

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-06-30
SONY CORP
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However, when the pair of image sensors are disposed in the distal end of the lens barrel of the endoscope while securing the prescribed distance, the diameter of the lens barrel portion may increase.

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[0036] [1-1. Configuration of endoscope equipment]

[0037] First, refer to figure 1 , describes a schematic configuration of the endoscope apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing one configuration example of the endoscope apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] refer to figure 1 , the endoscope apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure includes an endoscope 10 and an apparatus main body 20 .

[0039]The endoscope 10 has functions of imaging various biological tissues inside the body cavity of a patient (individual being measured) and performing various treatments for the affected part. The endoscope 10 has a tubular shape, and a local region including the distal end is inserted inside the body cavity of a person who is being measured. The distal end of the endoscope 10 may include an imaging section for photographing the biological t...

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[0116] Next, refer to Figure 5A with Figure 5B , to describe the second embodiment of the present disclosure. It is to be noted that, in the second embodiment of the present disclosure, only the configuration of the endoscope is different from that of the first embodiment, and the other configurations (ie, the configuration of the apparatus main body 20 ) are the same as those of the first embodiment . Therefore, in the following description of the second embodiment, the repeated configuration is not described, and the configuration of the endoscope different from that of the first embodiment is mainly described.

[0117] 【2-1. Endoscope configuration (storage status and shooting status)】

[0118] refer to Figure 5A with Figure 5B , the configuration of the endoscope 30 according to the second embodiment will be described in detail. according to Figure 5A with Figure 5B , the endoscope 30 according to the second embodiment has a lens barrel 110 , an imaging modul...

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An endoscope is provided, comprising: a lens barrel, wherein a partial region including at least one distal end is inserted inside a body cavity of an individual being measured; and an imaging module is located within the distal end of the lens barrel , the imaging module has at least one pair of image sensors arranged in parallel at a predetermined distance from each other. The imaging module is switched between a storage state and a photographing state. In the storage state, the imaging module is stored in the storage state in such a way that the extending direction of the imaging surface of the image sensor becomes a direction extending along the first direction. In the lens barrel, in the shooting state, the imaging module protrudes outside the lens barrel in such a way that the extending direction of the imaging surface of the image sensor becomes a direction extending along the second direction.

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[0001] Cross reference to related applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of Japanese Priority Patent Application JP2013-026351 filed on February 14, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to an endoscope and an endoscope apparatus. Background technique [0004] From the viewpoint of minimally invasive treatment that minimizes the physical burden on the patient (individual being measured), endoscopes have been widely used to observe (photograph) the affected part or perform various treatments on the affected part. In order to achieve such minimally invasive treatment, the thickness (diameter) of the lens barrel of the endoscope inserted into the body cavity of the individual being measured is generally searched for, which is equal to or smaller than about several millimeters. [0005] On the other hand, in recent years, a three-dimensional endoscope (3D endoscope) that can di...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B1/05A61B1/06
CPCA61B1/00183A61B1/051A61B1/00193A61B1/00194G02B23/2415A61B1/00181
Inventor 池永祐一郎
Owner SONY CORP