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Endoscope apparatus

  • US 4,953,539 A
  • Filed: 07/05/1989
  • Issued: 09/04/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:

  • external illuminating means for illuminating an interior of an organic body across an organic tissue of said body with an illumination light including at least infrared rays;

    an elongated insert portion to be inserted into said body; and

    image pickup means, having a light-receiving portion provided on said insert portion and being sensitive at least to infrared rays, said image pickup means for picking up an image of an object in or on said body formed by the illumination light emitted from said external illuminating means and transmitted through said organic tissue of said body.

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