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Patent No.:

US 8444553 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 04, 2011
Applicant:

Hideki Tanaka, Tami, JP;

Inventor:

Hideki Tanaka, Tami, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An endoscope apparatus includes an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject, a bendable bending portion provided in a distal end side of the insertion portion, a bending driving section that drives the bending of the bending portion, and a bending driving control section that controls the bending driving section based on an inputted control signal to cause a distal end of the bending portion to make a turning motion with respect to a proximal end thereof.


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Tanaka, Hideki. (2013). Endoscope apparatus having a bending driving control section for controlling a motion of a distal of a bending portion (U.S. Patent No. 8444553). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8444553

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