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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Noriaki Takahashi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Satoshi Takami, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Pentax Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ;
Abstract
An air feeding device for an endoscope, is provided with a pressure control system that controls a pressure of air within a sealed space so as to fall within a predetermined set range. The air feeding device is further provided with an abnormal condition detecting system that detects an abnormal condition of at least one of the pressure within the sealed space and control of the pressure control system. Further, the air feeding device includes a resolving system that resolves the abnormal condition when the abnormal condition detecting system detects an abnormal condition.