Patent ID: 6538687
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A61B,H04N

Abstract:
An endoscope imaging system comprising:an imaging device for projecting an object image of an object in a body cavity; and a signal processing unit for processing an image signal sent from said imaging device, wherein said signal processing unit comprises a signal processing circuit for processing said image signal sent from said imaging device to produce an image signal; an image signal output terminal for outputting said image signal produced by said signal processing circuit to a display unit; a memory which can temporarily store said image signal produced by said signal processing circuit; a PC card slot into which a PC card for recording therein said image signal stored in said memory, with a connector for detachably connecting thereto said PC card; a release switch operative to send out said image signal from said memory in order to record said image signal stored in said memory in said PC card detachably connected to said connector; and a compression circuit for digitally compressing said image signal sent out from said memory in response to the operation of said release switch and sending said digitally compressed signal image signal to be sent to said PC card detachably connected to said PC card slot via said connector.