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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HOYA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2461 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an endoscope that prevents an increase in temperature of a light-emitting element. This endoscope includes: an observation window fixed to a distal tip member disposed at a distal tip of an insertion portion; a light-emitting element that emits light in a viewing direction of the observation window; a power supply wire that supplies power to the light-emitting element; an illumination frame that surrounds a connection portion between the light-emitting element and the power supply wire; a connector unit connected to an endoscope processor; and a conductor wire that connects the illumination frame and the connector unit.