IP Library Granted Patent US 5,924,978
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US 5,924,978 · App. 08/681,532

Portable endoscope system with a bayonet switching mechanism.

Inventors: Takashi Koeda, Hiroshi Sano, Hirohisa Ueda, Kunitoshi Ikeda, Kunikiyo Kaneko, Rensuke Adachi
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Granted: Jul 20, 1999 Filed: Jul 23, 1996
Inventors
Takashi Koeda
Hiroshi Sano
Hirohisa Ueda
Kunitoshi Ikeda
Kunikiyo Kaneko
Rensuke Adachi
Assignee (at issue)
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

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Patent No.
US 5,924,978
App. No.
08/681,532
Filed
1996-07-23
Granted
1999-07-20
Kind
A