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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tomokazu Iwasaki, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope connection tube includes a fluid feeding pipeline that has a first end portion connected to a pipe sleeve of an endoscope, and a second end portion connected to a fluid supply source; a seal portion that is provided in the first end portion of the fluid feeding pipeline, includes a close contact surface configured to closely contact the pipe sleeve to surround an opening portion of the pipe sleeve, and is configured to connect an inside of the fluid feeding pipeline and an inside of the opening portion when the close contact surface closely contacts the pipe sleeve; and a detection pipeline that has a first end portion opened in the close contact surface, and is configured to be closed by the pipe sleeve when the close contact surface is in close contact with the pipe sleeve.