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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoyuki Iizuka, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00098 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); G02B 23/24 (2013.01); A61B 1/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope includes an operation section, an insertion section, a first space provided in a distal end portion of the insertion section, a second space sealed against an inner space of a bending portion, a communication passage communicating between the first space and the second space, and an elongated tube member having one end portion coupled with the first space and another end portion provided inside the operation section and having a through hole in a longitudinal direction.