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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2023
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Ashizuka, Hino, JP;
Takuya Toyooka, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope including an insertion portion including a distal end structure and an active bending section, an image sensor located in the distal end structure, and the image sensor has an optical axis in a first direction, and the first direction intersects a central longitudinal axis of the distal end structure, a treatment instrument channel located in the distal end structure and adjacent the image sensor, and a distal end opening of the treatment instrument channel opens in a second direction, and the second direction intersects the central longitudinal axis, and a suction channel located in the distal end structure, wherein a distal end opening of the suction channel opens in a third direction, and the third direction is different from the second direction.