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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Takayasu Miyagi, Hachioji, JP;
Toshinari Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Keiichi Arai, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Ikeda, Tama, JP;
Inventors:
Takayasu Miyagi, Hachioji, JP;
Toshinari Maeda, Hachioji, JP;
Keiichi Arai, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Ikeda, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electric bending endoscope according to the present invention includes a bending portion arranged to an inserting portion, a bending driving mechanism which electrically bends the bending portion, an operation input member which instructs an operation to the bending driving mechanism so that the bending driving mechanism bends the bending portion, and a bending angle holding mechanism which holds the bending angle of the bending portion.