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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 ; A61M 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 ; A61M 3/100 ;
Abstract
Inside an endoscope air sending device (,), an air compressor (,), an air tank (,), an air filter (,), a pressure control valve (,), a pressure sensor (,), and a discharge valve (,) are provided so that those elements form a closed space therein. An air sending fan (,) is provided on the wall of a housing (,), and a circuit board (K) is provided above the air sending fan (,) and those elements forming the closed space. A discharge outlet (,) is provided on the housing (,) in such a manner that the discharge outlet (,) is located above the circuit board (K).