Elevator and endoscope
AssigneeHoya Corporation
InventorsYoshitsugu HOSOGOE, Keiichi SAITO
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Abstract
An example elevator attachable to and detachable from an endoscope including a lever pivotally provided at a distal end of an insertion part of the endoscope and a pivot part causing the lever to pivot, includes: a first elevating part having a recess at one surface thereof; a second elevating part protruding from an edge of the first elevating part; and a lever connection part located at an end of the second elevating part and connected to the lever.
Claims20
An elevator attachable to and detachable from an endoscope having a pivotable lever provided at a distal end of an insertion part of the endoscope, the elevator comprising:
- a first elevating part having a recess at one surface thereof;
- a second elevating part protruding from an edge of the first elevating part;
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- a lever connection part located at the second elevating part and at an end of the elevator and configured to engage with the lever.
An endoscope, comprising:
- a pivotable elevator connection part extending from a surface of a distal end of an insertion part of the endoscope;
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- an elevator including a first elevating part having a spoon-shaped recess at one surface thereof, a second elevating part protruding at a same side as the recess from an edge of the first elevating part, and a lever connection part located at the second elevating part and at an end of the elevator and engaged with the elevator connection part.
An endoscope cap attachable to and detachable from a distal end of an insertion part of an endoscope that has a pivotable lever, the endoscope cap comprising:
- a wall inside the endoscope cap that has a hole;
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- an elevator having an elevator shaft that is pivotally held by the hole, the elevator comprising:
- a first elevating part having a recess at one surface thereof;
- a second elevating part extending from the first elevating part;
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- a lever connection part located on a first side of the second elevating part, facing away from the recess, and shaped to engage the pivotable lever,
- wherein the elevator shaft extends from a second side of the second elevating part opposite the first side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.