Olympus Optical Company, Ltd.

Hideyuki Shouji

Hiroyuki Ushifusa

Toshiaki Nishikori

Atsushi Amano

Mutsumi Oshima

Tsuguhisa Sasai

Kazufumi Takamizawa

Masahiko Hamano

Kenya Inomata

Kouji Okada

Shingo Kato

An endoscope system comprises a plurality of endoscope components including at least one endoscope light source apparatus for supplying illumination light to an endoscope and at least one video signal processing unit for processing video signals provided by the endoscope, a main control unit for controlling the plurality of endoscope system components, and a main operational instruction unit connected to the main control unit and used to operate the plurality of endoscope system components. The main operational instruction unit includes a display capable of selectively displaying operational instruction input screens associated with functions possessed by the plurality of endoscope system components.

Endoscope system with improved controller

A holding apparatus for holding at least an operational part of an endoscope is provided as a removable unit of an endoscope system storage rack. An endoscope storage case in which an insertion tube of an endoscope hung on the holding apparatus is removably provided in the storage rack below the holding apparatus. The endoscope storage case stores at least a used endoscope.

Endoscope holding and storing apparatus

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Hachioji, Japan

Hideyuki Shouji