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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Takehiro Nishiie, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Moriyama, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscope includes an insertion portion; a channel member that has one opening at a distal portion of the insertion portion and other opening at a portion other than the distal portion; an exterior member opening that communicatively connects an interior of the endoscope to outside; and a filter that is provided at the exterior member opening to prevent at least one of intrusion of dust into the interior and leakage of a lubricant agent stored in the endoscope out of the endoscope.