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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Yasunaga, Hino, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope holding apparatus includes: a base section; a support column; a first link and a second link that rotate around a first linking portion; a third link that rotates around a second linking portion; a fourth link capable of holding an endoscope; a fifth link including a first counter weight; a second counterweight linked to the second linking portion; a sixth link including one arm linked to the fifth link; and a seventh link including a first end configured to rotate around a fifth linking portion and a second end configured to rotate around a sixth linking portion, wherein the first, fifth, sixth, and third linking portions form a parallelogram.