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US 2026/0305926 A1Published application
Insertion instrument
AssigneeOlympus Medical Systems Corp.
InventorTakumi KAWAKAMI
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Abstract
An insertion instrument comprises an insertion portion, an operation portion located proximally relative to the insertion portion. The operation portion includes a housing having an exterior body, a light source apparatus located inside the exterior body, a conduit for a fluid. The conduit includes a first portion located outside the exterior body, a second portion located inside the exterior body and in contact with an outer surface of the light source apparatus.
Claims20
An insertion instrument, comprising:
- a housing having an exterior body,
- a light emission body located inside the exterior body;
- a heat transfer member arranged to conduct heat from the light emission body, and
- a conduit for a fluid, and
- wherein the conduit includes:
- a first portion located outside the exterior body, and
- a second portion located inside the exterior body and in contact with the heat transfer member.
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An insertion instrument, comprising:
- an insertion portion;
- and
- an operation portion located proximally relative to the insertion portion,
- wherein the operation portion includes:
- a housing having an exterior body,
- a substrate with a light emission body, and
- a conduit for a fluid, and
- wherein the conduit includes:
- a first portion located outside the exterior body, and
- a second portion located inside the exterior body and in contact with an outer surface of the substrate.
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An insertion instrument, comprising:
- an insertion portion;
- and
- an operation portion located proximally relative to the insertion portion,
- wherein the operation portion includes:
- a housing having an exterior body,
- a light emission body located inside the exterior body,
- a heat sink arranged to absorb heat of the light emission body, and
- a conduit for a fluid,
- wherein the conduit includes:
- a first portion located outside the exterior body,
- a second portion located inside the exterior body, and
- a third portion formed by a channel in a body of the heat sink block, and
- wherein the second portion of the conduit is located between the first portion and the third portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.