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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2023
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Jin Kawanoya, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Matsumura, Sagamihara, JP;
Giichi Kaneta, Musashino, JP;
Yoshihiro Yokomae, Higashiyamato, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope includes an insertion section extending along a longitudinal axis and including a distal end portion, the distal end portion includes a distal end structural member including a conduit integrally formed as a through hole with the distal end structural member, the conduit configured so that a fluid flows through the conduit, the conduit includes a nozzle and a supply conduit located proximally relative to the nozzle, wherein a cross-sectional area of the supply conduit is greater than a cross-sectional area of the nozzle.