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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Teppei Tsuruta, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/0008 (2013.01); A61B 1/00064 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00068 (2013.01); A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); A61B 1/00091 (2013.01); A61B 1/00094 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/012 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 5/683 (2013.01); A61B 5/6834 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/44 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); A61B 1/00131 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61M 1/00 (2013.01); A61M 1/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound endoscope includes: an ultrasound probe arranged in a distal end rigid portion; a suction and forceps port provided in a vicinity of the ultrasound probe; a treatment instrument insertion channel and a negative pressure channel communicating with the suction and forceps port; and a control valve configured to variably regulate a negative pressure for suction that is transmitted to the suction and forceps port through the treatment instrument insertion channel and the negative pressure channel to two or more states.