DE69727577D1 - Tragbare endoskopische hand-kamera - Google Patents

Tragbare endoskopische hand-kamera

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DE69727577D1
DE69727577D1 DE69727577T DE69727577T DE69727577D1 DE 69727577 D1 DE69727577 D1 DE 69727577D1 DE 69727577 T DE69727577 T DE 69727577T DE 69727577 T DE69727577 T DE 69727577T DE 69727577 D1 DE69727577 D1 DE 69727577D1
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camera
fiber bundle
light source
portable
bulb
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DE69727577T2 (de
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Don Yarush
Todd Devos
Martin Sosa
Gary Handelin
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East Giant Ltd
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East Giant Ltd
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    • H04N23/50Constructional details
    • H04N23/555Constructional details for picking-up images in sites, inaccessible due to their dimensions or hazardous conditions, e.g. endoscopes or borescopes

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  • Endoscopes (AREA)
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DE69727577T 1996-07-15 1997-07-01 Tragbare endoskopische hand-kamera Expired - Fee Related DE69727577T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US680174 1996-07-15
US08/680,174 US5879289A (en) 1996-07-15 1996-07-15 Hand-held portable endoscopic camera
US08/828,147 US6432046B1 (en) 1996-07-15 1997-03-24 Hand-held, portable camera for producing video images of an object
US828147 1997-03-24
PCT/US1997/011384 WO1998002085A2 (en) 1996-07-15 1997-07-01 Hand-held, portable endoscopic camera and kit

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DE69727577D1 true DE69727577D1 (de) 2004-03-18
DE69727577T2 DE69727577T2 (de) 2004-12-23

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EP (1) EP0917438B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE259186T1 (de)
AU (1) AU3646197A (de)
DE (1) DE69727577T2 (de)
NZ (1) NZ333624A (de)
WO (1) WO1998002085A2 (de)

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