Electronic endoscope apparatus capable of protecting overvoltage for solid-state image sensor
First Claim
1. An electronic scope used for an electronic endoscope apparatus, comprising:
- a solid-state image sensor for producing an image signal of a biological body under medical examination, said image signal being derived from a signal line of the image sensor; and
,overvoltage protecting means for protecting said image sensor against an overvoltage caused by at least one of electrostatic energy induced on the electronic scope and interruption of source power supplied from the electronic endoscope apparatus to the image sensor, by maintaining at least said signal line at the same potential.
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Abstract
In an electronic endoscope apparatus, an overvoltage is produced by discharging electrostatic energy induced on an electronic scope made of a synthetic resin. The electronic scope used for the electronic endoscope apparatus comprises: a solid-state image sensor for producing an image signal of a biological body under medical examination, the image signal being derived from a signal line of the image sensor; and, an overvoltage protecting circuit for protecting the image sensor against an overvoltage caused by at least one of electrostatic energy induced on the electronic scope and interruption of source power supplied from the electronic endoscope apparatus to the image sensor, by maintaining at least said signal line at the same potential.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronic scope used for an electronic endoscope apparatus, comprising:
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a solid-state image sensor for producing an image signal of a biological body under medical examination, said image signal being derived from a signal line of the image sensor; and
,overvoltage protecting means for protecting said image sensor against an overvoltage caused by at least one of electrostatic energy induced on the electronic scope and interruption of source power supplied from the electronic endoscope apparatus to the image sensor, by maintaining at least said signal line at the same potential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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