Surgery – Endoscope – Having imaging and illumination means
Reexamination Certificate
2004-04-14
2008-11-18
Dvorak, Linda C (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Endoscope
Having imaging and illumination means
C600S101000, C600S109000, C600S160000, C600S178000, C600S179000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07452328
ABSTRACT:
A capsule endoscope apparatus includes an illuminating device, an image pick-up device which picks up an image of an illuminated portion, and a radio transmitting device. The illuminating device in the capsule endoscope apparatus has a switching device which switches two or more light-emitting amount or light-emitting time. The radio transmitting device in the capsule endoscope apparatus transmits by radio waves image data obtained by the image pick-up device upon sequentially switching the two or more light-emitting amount or light-emitting time.
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Homan Masatoshi
Ohno Wataru
Dvorak Linda C
Kasztejna Matthew J
Olympus Corporation
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
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