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Endoscope device using a display and recording system with means for monitoring the status of the recording medium

  • US 5,061,994 A
  • Filed: 11/07/1988
  • Issued: 10/29/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An endoscope picture image recording apparatus comprising:

  • an endoscope for obtaining an observed image of an object being observed;

    a displaying means for displaying as a picture image the observed image obtained by said endoscope;

    a recording means for recording in a recording medium the picture image displayed by said displaying means;

    a recording medium state sensing means for sensing a value corresponding to an amount of said recording medium used and for externally outputting a signal based on the value to represent a state of the recording medium; and

    signal superimposing means connected to said displaying means and said state sensing means for superimposing a recording medium amount image derived from the output signal representing the state of the recording medium with the picture image of said displaying means.

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