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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kento Iguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope includes an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject; a channel tube forming a first portion of a channel in the insertion portion, and a coil wound around at least a portion of the channel tube. The channel tube includes a first magnetic material, and the coil generates a magnetic field in response to a supplied electric current to magnetize the first magnetic material.