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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Hiroshi Sano, Chiba, JP;
Yoshihiro Obata, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Sano, Chiba, JP;
Yoshihiro Obata, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
PENTAX Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A portable endoscope having a probe which is inserted into a human body, comprises a tank, a flexible tube, a pump, and a weight. The flexible tube is provided to supply liquid to the tip of the probe from the tank via a connection and a nozzle. The weight is provided to bend the flexible tube so that one end of the flexible tube, inside the tank, reaches the liquid regardless of the angle of inclination. A liquid and air supply unit for the endoscope is provided with the tank which stores liquid or cleansing water.