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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Imai, Okaya, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope includes: a contact surface formed on a part of an outer circumference of a functional member; a distal end member provided on a distal end portion of the insertion portion and including a first hole portion provided with a first hole axis, in which the functional member is arranged, and a second hole portion provided with a second hole axis being orthogonal to the first hole axis and communicating with the first hole portion; and a fixing member configured to fix the functional member to the distal end member by being inserted into the second hole portion in a state that a contactless portion not being in contact with the contact surface is caused to face the contact surface, and being rotated around an axis by a predetermined angle.