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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Yoichi Hosaka, Iruma, JP;
Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoichi Hosaka, Iruma, JP;
Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00064 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus includes an insertion part which has an imaging mechanism at a distal end portion and which is bendable and elongated; a display part which displays an image acquired by the imaging mechanism; a manipulating part which has a swinging body and which performs curving manipulation of the insertion part; and a housing which provides the display part and the manipulating part to a front face thereof, and which connects the insertion part with a back face opposite to the front face.