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Electronic endoscope apparatus

  • US 4,819,065 A
  • Filed: 04/23/1987
  • Issued: 04/04/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic endoscope apparatus comprising:

  • an endoscope having a distal end portion in which a solid state image sensor including horizontal and vertical pixels is arranged for generating an image signal;

    signal circuit means for driving the solid state image sensor, to cause the same to generate the image signal, processing the image signal output from the solid state image sensor, and for generating a video signal; and

    display means including a screen for displaying an endoscopic image corresponding to the video signal output from the signal circuit means, by means of a plurality of horizontal scanning lines,wherein the number of vertical pixels of said solid state image sensor is less than the number of scanning lines displayed on the screen of the display means, andsaid signal circuit means drives the solid state image sensor and processes the image signal in such a manner that all of the image signals obtained from the solid state image sensor are displayed on the screen of the display means.

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