Endoscope apparatus
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
- an elongated insertion section which has an imaging device at a tip thereof, and is capable of being connected to an endoscope body at a proximal end thereof;
an adaptor which has an observation optical system and an illuminating section, and is releasably attached to the tip of the insertion section; and
an exchange substrate which is exchangeably arranged between the adaptor and the tip of the insertion section, and is provided with at least one sensor,wherein the exchange substrate is provided with one or more types of the sensor, andan electrical contact which electrically connects with said one or more types of the sensor is provided at 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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11 Claims
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
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an elongated insertion section which has an imaging device at a tip thereof, and is capable of being connected to an endoscope body at a proximal end thereof; an adaptor which has an observation optical system and an illuminating section, and is releasably attached to the tip of the insertion section; and an exchange substrate which is exchangeably arranged between the adaptor and the tip of the insertion section, and is provided with at least one sensor, wherein the exchange substrate is provided with one or more types of the sensor, and an electrical contact which electrically connects with said one or more types of the sensor is provided at the tip of the insertion section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
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an elongated insertion section which has an imaging device at a tip thereof, and is capable of being connected to an endoscope body at a proximal end thereof; an adaptor which has an observation optical system and an illuminating section, and is releasably attached to the tip of the insertion section; and an exchange substrate which is exchangeably arranged between the adaptor and the tip of the insertion section, and is provided with an identification device which outputs a unique identification signal thereof. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
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an elongated insertion section which has an imaging device at a tip thereof, and is capable of being connected to an endoscope body at a proximal end thereof; an adaptor which has an observation optical system, and is releasably attached to the tip of the insertion section; an exchange substrate which is exchangeably arranged between the adaptor and the tip of the insertion section, and is provided with at least one sensor of one or more types, and an electrical contact which electrically connects with said one or more types of the sensor is provided at the tip of the insertion section.
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