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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1982
Teruo Ouchi, Kawagoe, JP;
Abstract
In an endoscope having an optical fibre bundle for illumination communicating with an illumination window, an optical fibre bundle for observation communicating with a viewing window, an opening through which an implement, such as forceps for collection of vital tissue or tube for observation or photography of pancreatic duct or bile duct, is projected out, and a raiser adapted to bend the forward end of the implement to be guided into the visual field of the viewing window, wherein the opening is formed laterally of the viewing window and in parallel to the vertical plane including the optical central axis of the viewing window, and the raiser which is pivotally supported in the opening is adapted to be rotated in the vertical plane including the optical central axis of the viewing window and having a groove inclined towards the viewing window for guiding the implement into the visual field.