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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Applicant:
Shinichi Kohno, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichi Kohno, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fujinon Corporation, Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscope comprises: an insertion portion that is to be inserted into a coelom; a treatment instrument elevation support, pivotally provided at a distal end of the insertion portion, that is used to guide a treatment instrument introduced at the distal end; and an observation section that obtains an image observed at the distal end, wherein, when the treatment instrument elevation support is reclined, part of the treatment instrument elevation support is included in the image obtained by the observation section.