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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tilman Schroeter, Friedberg, DE;
Stefan Kolberg, Friedberg, DE;
Assignee:
HOYA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00091 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope with a distal housing element which has a lens element, and with a nozzle element for cleaning the surface of the lens element. The lens element is a curved lens element, the curvature of which protrudes from the housing element in a distal direction. The nozzle element is arranged at the distal side of the distal housing element adjacent to the curved lens element. The nozzle element has a distal nozzle opening in the form of an elongated medium outlet slit directed toward the curved lens element.