# US 10,478,046 B2 · Endoscope

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- Number: US 10,478,046 B2
- Document ID: US10478046B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/475,853
- Filed: 2017-03-31
- Published: 2017-07-20
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-25
- Assignees: Olympus Corporation
- Applicants: Olympus Corporation
- Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ogi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478046B2

## CPC

- A61B 1/00137: {End pieces at either end of the endoscope, e.g. caps, seals or forceps plugs}
- A61B 1/00: Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes (examination of body cavities or body tracts using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/12; endoscopic instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy A61B10/04); Illuminating arrangements therefor (for the eyes A61B3/00)
- A61B 1/00177: {for 90 degrees side-viewing}
- A61B 1/0052: {Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles}
- A61B 1/01: Guiding arrangements therefore
- A61B 1/012: characterised by internal passages or accessories therefor
- A61B 1/018: for receiving instruments
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

An endoscope includes: a conduit that is provided inside an insertion section and into which a guide wire is inserted in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the insertion section; a bent conduit that is bent to make the conduit communicate with a pipe sleeve of a treatment instrument insertion port provided in an operation section; and a forceps plug that is detachable from the pipe sleeve. An opening is deviated from a center of the pipe sleeve toward an outer circumferential side of a bending direction of the bent conduit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An endoscope, comprising:
an insertion section;
a conduit provided inside the insertion section;
a tubular pipe sleeve of a treatment instrument insertion port that is provided in an operation section, the operation section being provided on a proximal end side of the insertion section;
a bent conduit having a bend with a radius such that the conduit communicates with the pipe sleeve; and
a forceps plug that is detachable from the pipe sleeve and includes an opening and a lid,
wherein in a state where the forceps plug is attached to the pipe sleeve, the opening having a center axis offset from a center axis of the pipe sleeve such that the center axis of the opening is eccentric with respect to the center axis of the pipe sleeve in a direction extending outward in a radial direction of the bend in the bent conduit; and
the lid being detachably disposed over the opening and comprising a slit piercing through the lid.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the forceps plug is made of a member having elasticity.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the center axis of the opening is provided along an inner circumferential surface of the pipe sleeve.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the opening has an arc shape coincident with a portion of a circumference of the conduit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the forceps plug comprises an indicator that is used to determine an attachment position of the forceps plug to the pipe sleeve.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the forceps plug includes a first tapered surface provided around a first side of the opening that faces the conduit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The endoscope according to claim 6, wherein the forceps plug includes a second tapered surface provided around the opening on a second side of the opening opposite to the first side.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the forceps plug includes a mechanism slidable between a first position and a second position, the first position being at which the center axis of the opening is offset from the center axis of the pipe sleeve, the second position being at which the center axis of the opening is coincident with the center axis of the pipe sleeve.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The endoscope according to claim 1, further comprising a guide wire,
wherein the guide wire is inserted into the conduit from a distal end side toward the proximal end side of the insertion section.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The endoscope according to claim 9, wherein the guide wire is inserted into the opening.