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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G01D 11/16 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); F16L 55/40 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); G01D 11/16 (2013.01); A61B 1/00098 (2013.01); F16L 55/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope includes: an insertion portion; an operation portion; a bending wire that causes a bending portion to bend by pulling; a bending operation member that gives pulling force to the bending wire by swinging; an operation force reduction portion including a spring that can press the bending operation member; and a semi-fixation mechanism switch operation member that makes a switch to a pressing state, in which the spring presses the bending operation member, and to a non-pressing state.