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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 10, 2023
Applicant:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Tadashi Watanabe, Hachioji, JP;

Assignee:

OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0646 (2013.01);
Abstract

An insertion device includes: an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject; an imaging unit that includes an imaging element and an optical element and that is arranged at a distal end of the insertion portion, the imaging unit being configured to capture an internal image of the subject to generate an image signal; a transmitter that is arranged adjacent to a proximal end side of the imaging unit in the insertion portion, the transmitter being configured to transmit the image signal using millimeter waves or submillimeter waves; and a waveguide that is arranged on a proximal end side of the transmitter in the insertion portion and at a position distant from the transmitter with a distal end surface of the waveguide facing the transmitter, the waveguide being configured to propagate the millimeter waves or submillimeter waves.


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Watanabe, Tadashi. (2026). Insertion device (U.S. Patent No. 12697018). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12697018

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