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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Nobuaki Akui, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope includes: a first bearing including a first recess along a first central axis; a second bearing disposed in the first recess and provided with a second central axis intersecting the first central axis in the state of being disposed in the first recess, the second bearing including a second recess along the second central axis and being retained turnably around the first central axis; and an operation lever disposed in the second recess, and including a shaft member retained turnably around the second central axis.