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Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Nau Satake, Yokohama, JP;

Mikio Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;

Takanori Sekido, Machida, JP;

Assignee:

OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/26 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/243 (2013.01); G02B 23/26 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract

An endoscope distal end portion includes: a channel that is tubular, the channel being where a surgical tool is to be inserted in; a light guide configured to guide illumination light emitted from a light source; an imager configured to capture an image of an observed region illuminated with the illumination light from the light guide; and a fixing member that is made of resin and that has a columnar outer shape, the fixing member being configured to seal around the channel, the light guide, and the imager, wherein the channel is in contact with the imager, and the light guide is in contact with at least one of the channel and the imager, and a contact surface of the channel in contact with the light guide or a contact surface of the imager in contact with the light guide has a groove or a projection formed thereon.


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