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Endoscope

An endoscope, internal pressure technology, applied in the field of endoscope, can solve the problem of insufficient cleaning and disinfection

Active Publication Date: 2018-08-31
OLYMPUS CORP
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Such expansion may form a so-called air pocket or other space in a part of the exterior cover. If air pockets or the like are formed, it may not be possible to perform sufficient cleaning and disinfection of the part.

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[0021] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The accompanying drawings relate to an embodiment of the invention, figure 1 is a front view showing the appearance of the endoscope, figure 2 is a right side view showing the appearance of an endoscope, image 3 is a sectional view of the main part of the operation part, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a bending rod and an exterior cover, Figure 5 It is a sectional view of main parts showing the state of the exterior cover when a positive pressure is applied to the inside of the endoscope, Figure 6 It is a cross-sectional view showing the main part of the front end portion and the bending portion, Figure 7 is the front end along the Figure 6 The sectional view is shown on line VII-VII.

[0022] figure 1 , figure 2 The illustrated endoscope 1 of this embodiment is an endoscope for bronchi, and the endoscope 1 is configured to include: an in...

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An operating lever-operated (joystick-operated) endoscope 1 comprises: an operating lever 45 capable of regulating the bending angle of a bendable section 7 in coordination with tilting action in an operating section 3; and an outer cover 75 having an outer peripheral edge which is affixed in a watertight manner to an operating section body 32 (operating section 3), the outer cover 75 also havingan inner peripheral edge which covers in a watertight manner the outer periphery of the operating lever 45, the outer cover 75 being capable of being deformed by a variation in pressure within the operating section 3 (that is, by a variation in pressure within an enclosed space 15 formed within the endoscope 1). The endoscope 1 is provided with a restriction member 90 for restricting the expansionof the outer cover 75 caused by a variation in the pressure within the outer cover 75.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an endoscope that flexes a bending portion in conjunction with a tilting operation of an operation lever. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, endoscopes that can be inserted into a subject have been widely used, for example, in the medical and industrial fields to observe inside of a living body, inside a structure, or other places where observation of the inside of a subject is difficult. [0003] The insertion portion of such an endoscope is provided with a curved portion for improving insertion and observation into the subject. The bending portion is bent by a bending operating device provided in the operating portion. [0004] As a bending operation device, a joystick-type device that performs a bending operation on a bending portion by tilting an operation lever is widely known. In the joystick type bending operation device, in order to allow the tilting operation of the bending rod protruding outside t...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B1/00
CPCA61B1/0052A61B1/00042A61B34/74A61B2034/742A61B2090/034
Inventor 籏野庆佑岸冈成泰
Owner OLYMPUS CORP
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