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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Nakabe, Tokyo, JP;
Soichi Ikuma, Tokyo, JP;
Nagahide Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Matsumoto, Chofu, JP;
Toshifumi Katsuragi, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrode unit of the invention includes: an electrode including one end and another end, the other end including a free end; and an electrode supporting portion that supports the one end of the electrode. The electrode is disposed in a second plane that is different from a first plane in which the electrode supporting portion is moved to advance or withdraw when the electrode supporting portion is moved to advance or withdraw in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the electrode supporting portion, and the electrode is supported by the electrode supporting portion via a flexed portion projecting from the first plane to the second plane.