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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2022
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shu Kambe, Hachioji, JP;
Ryota Yanagawa, Hachioji, JP;
Kosuke Kishi, Hachioji, JP;
Tatsuya Higuchi, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controller to which an operation for driving an endoscope is input, includes: a controller body formed in a substantially rod shape extending along vertical direction; a main body provided at upper side of the controller body; a grip provided at lower side of the controller body; and an opening provided on a side surface of the controller body and comprising a part into which a treatment tool can be inserted and removed from the upper side, wherein the main body comprises a touch-sensitive interface to which the operation for driving the endoscope is input, and the controller body comprises a pressing surface along an advancing/retreating path of the treatment tool that advances/retreats with respect to the part of the opening.