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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Koji Yasunaga, Hino, JP;
Motokazu Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Kenji Hirose, Hachioji, JP;
Hisao Isobe, Hachioji, JP;
Koji Yasunaga, Hino, JP;
Motokazu Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Kenji Hirose, Hachioji, JP;
Hisao Isobe, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A distal arm that holds a rigid endoscope includes a multi-joint articulated arm including first to fourth distal arm portions sequentially connected from a base portion side, and these first to fourth distal arm portions are configured so as to move on a vertical plane with horizontal rotational shafts as supports. In addition, behaviors of the respective distal arm portions are linked by a linking mechanism so that the first distal arm portion and the third distal arm portion behave in parallel to each other, and the second distal arm portion and the fourth distal arm portion behave in parallel to each other.