Endoscope apparatus
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
- an elongated insertion section;
an adaptor which has an illuminating section and an observation optical system that are attached to and removed from a tip of the insertion section;
a sensor provided in the adaptor; and
electrical contacts for the illumination section, and electrical contacts for the sensor, respectively provided in the adaptor and the tip of the insertion section.
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Abstract
An endoscope apparatus including: an elongated insertion section; an adaptor, which has an illuminating section including optical elements, and an observation optical system, that are attached to and removed from a tip of the insertion section; a sensor provided in the adaptor; and electrical contacts for the illumination section, and electrical contacts for the sensor, provided in the adaptor and the tip of the insertion section.
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
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an elongated insertion section;
an adaptor which has an illuminating section and an observation optical system that are attached to and removed from a tip of the insertion section;
a sensor provided in the adaptor; and
electrical contacts for the illumination section, and electrical contacts for the sensor, respectively provided in the adaptor and the tip of the insertion section.
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2. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
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an insertion section having an imaging device;
an adaptor which is attached to and removed from a tip section of the insertion section, and has an optical lens group for an illuminating device and for observation; and
a sensor device which is detachably provided between the adaptor and the tip section, or to the front of the adaptor. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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