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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00052 (2013.01); A61B 1/00048 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00147 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turn fixing mechanism portion of an endoscope apparatus includes: a turning portion connected to a turning unit turnably disposed; a fixed portion configured to turnably support the turning portion; an elastic member interposed between the turning portion and the fixed portion; and a holding member configured to fix a turned position of the turning unit by pressing the turning portion toward a side of the fixed portion to compress the elastic member in a turning axis direction to generate a predetermined frictional force.