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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Yoshino, Sagamihara, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A scanning endoscope includes: an optical fiber that guides illumination light for illuminating an object from a proximal end thereof and emits the illumination light from a distal end thereof; an actuator portion provided on a side portion of the optical fiber, for causing the distal end of the optical fiber to oscillate; a holding portion provided on a more proximal end side of the optical fiber than the actuator portion, for holding the optical fiber so as to allow the distal end of the optical fiber to oscillate with the actuator portion; a vibration-absorbing member formed so as to cover a circumference of a part of the optical fiber, the part being located on a more proximal end side than the holding portion and adjacent to the holding portion; and an outer cover that covers a circumference of at least a part of the vibration-absorbing member.