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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
HOYA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/125 (2013.01); A61B 1/00091 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope having a convex observation optical system at the distal end of an insertion portion is provided with an air supply/water supply nozzle for injecting a cleaning fluid toward the observation optical system. The air supply/water supply nozzle is provided with a plurality of outlets from which the fluid is emitted in directions not intersecting with each other.