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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiromi Takeuchi, Koganei, JP;
Koji Yamaya, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A channel unit for an endoscope includes a conduit, a mounting member and a connection member having one end connected to the mounting member and another end connected to a distal end of the conduit, the connection member having flexibility and a variable length in a longitudinal direction, and a proximal end side fixing portion of the connection member is movable back and forth in the longitudinal direction with respect to a distal end side fixing portion of the connection member as the conduit moves back and forth in the longitudinal direction.