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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2000
Hitoshi Mizuno, Koganei, JP;
Yuichi Ikeda, Tama, JP;
Toshimasa Kawai, Hachioji, JP;
Toshinari Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Koji Takamura, Sagamihara, JP;
Keiichi Arai, Hachioji, JP;
Raifu Matsui, Hino, JP;
Atsushi Amano, Tama, JP;
Kazuhiko Arai, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Fukuda, Hino, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope device is provided which includes a manipulation portion and an inserted portion connected thereto, and an endoscope holder is provided at an elevated position, for example, on a ceiling. The endoscope device is rotatably suspended from the endoscope holder with its inserted portion extending downward. The endoscope holder has an endoscope manipulation unit for operating the endoscope device and peripheral equipment.