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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2023
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Yasuaki Kasai, Saitama, JP;
Takuya Toyooka, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope includes an insertion portion, an operation portion, and a fitting mechanism coupling the insertion portion and the operation portion so as to be decouplable. The fitting mechanism includes a plate portion and a convex portion, and a fitted-shape portion and a hole. The convex portion is fitted to the fitted-shape portion. The hole exposes at least one of the plate portion or the convex portion to outside. The fitting mechanism is provided at a position around a center axis, corresponding to a bending wire.
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