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US 12,181,656 B2Granted
Endoscope
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsRamiya Uchida, Masanobu Koitabashi, Yasuhiro Okamoto
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Abstract
An endoscope includes an insertion portion, an operation portion, a knob protruding from the operation portion to a first side in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction, a universal cord protruding to a second side in the direction, and a power unit provided in a housing portion disposed on the operation portion on the second side so as not to stick out to the first side with respect to a center axis.
Claims18
An endoscope comprising:
- an insertion portion;
- an operation portion positioned proximally relative to the insertion portion, the operation portion including a side surface;
- a holder protruding from the side surface in a first direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the operation portion;
- a cord extending from the holder in a second direction intersecting each of the longitudinal direction and the first direction;
- and
- an actuator protruding from the holder;
- wherein the cord is positioned between the side surface and the actuator along the first direction;
- and
- the actuator is provided in a casing in which at least a part of the actuator is housed and which has an external dimension larger than an external dimension of the actuator.
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An endoscope comprising:
- an insertion portion;
- an operation portion positioned proximally relative to the insertion portion, the operation portion including a side surface;
- a holder protruding from the side surface in a first direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the operation portion;
- a cord extending from the holder in a second direction intersecting each of the longitudinal direction and the first direction;
- and
- an actuator protruding from the holder;
- wherein the cord is positioned between the side surface and the actuator along the first direction;
- the side surface is a first side surface;
- and
- the endoscope further comprises a knob configured to operate a specific part of the insertion portion, the knob protruding from the operation portion from a second side surface of the operation portion.
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An endoscope comprising:
- an insertion portion;
- an operation portion positioned proximally relative to the insertion portion, the operation portion including a side surface;
- a holder protruding from the side surface in a first direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the operation portion;
- a cord extending from the holder in a second direction intersecting each of the longitudinal direction and the first direction;
- and
- an actuator protruding from the holder;
- wherein the cord is positioned between the side surface and the actuator along the first direction;
- the side surface comprises a first side surface;
- the operation portion includes a lever positioned on a second side surface of the operation portion, the lever configured to operate an actuator;
- and
- the actuator is positioned on the first side surface, the first side surface being opposite to the second side surface across the longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.