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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2010
Applicant:
Yasuhito Kura, Hachioji, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuhito Kura, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00156 (2013.01); A61B 1/0016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00196 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00202 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00208 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus comprises an insertion portion having an observation optical system attached onto the distal end portion thereof and having flexibility, a thrust generating portion for generating a thrust by rotation, formed beyond a predetermined length on an outer-peripheral surface of the insertion portion in a longitudinal-axis direction, a rotation device for rotating the thrust generating portion around the longitudinal axis, and a control portion for controlling a rotational speed of the thrust generating portion according to an insertion length of the thrust generating portion inserted in a subject.