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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Applicant:
Shinichi Kohno, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichi Kohno, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fujinon Corporation, Saitama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscope comprises: an insertion portion to be inserted into a body cavity; an operation portion continuously provided from a proximal end side of the insertion portion; and a suction section that performs suction from an distal end of the insertion portion, wherein the suction section comprises: a cylinder in which a gas is compressed and filled; a nozzle unit that generates a negative pressure inside the nozzle unit by jetting out the gas in the cylinder; and a liquid receiver tank communicated with the distal end of the insertion portion, the negative pressure inside the nozzle unit being transmitted to the liquid receiver tank.