Surgery – Endoscope – With additional scope
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Leubecker, John P (Department: 3779)
Surgery
Endoscope
With additional scope
C600S129000, C600S177000, C600S182000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08002697
ABSTRACT:
An endoscope system includes a first endoscope having a first observation optical system with a first viewing angle and a first illumination optical system; and a second endoscope having a second observation optical system with a second viewing angle wider than the first viewing angle and a second illumination optical system. A second illumination region of illuminating light that is emitted by the second illumination optical system and has a predetermined illuminance is wider than a first illumination region of illuminating light that is emitted by the first illumination optical system and has a predetermined illuminance, at any imaging distance that is pointed in an observation direction from a distal end of an insertion portion of each of the first endoscope and the second endoscope.
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Leubecker John P
Olympus Corporation
Ostrolenk Faber LLP
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