Title:
内視鏡装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4709952
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an endoscope apparatus in which a bending portion is configured to be actuated to be bent by operating a bending operation portion and including an actuation portion. An object of the present invention is to provide an endoscope apparatus whose operability is improved. An endoscope apparatus is characterized by comprising an endoscope (16), wherein the endoscope (16) includes an insertion portion (17) configured to be inserted into a lumen, and an operation portion (24) coupled to the insertion portion (17) and configured to be held and operated by an operator, and the endoscope apparatus includes a bending portion (19) provided at the insertion portion (17) and configured to be actuated to be bent, an actuation portion (32) configured to be actuated, a bending operation portion (28) provided at the operation portion (24) and configured to be moved in a basic direction relative to the operation portion (24) wherein the bending operation portion (28) is configured to be moved in an additional direction different from the basic direction, a bending driving mechanism (50) configured to actuate the bending portion (19) to be bent according to movement of the bending operation portion (28) in the basic direction relative to the operation portion (24), and a driving unit (60; 70) configured to actuate the actuation portion (32) according to movement of the bending operation portion (28) in the additional direction relative to the operation portion (24).
Inventors:
Kishioka Shigeyasu
Application Number:
JP2011501028A
Publication Date:
June 29, 2011
Filing Date:
June 15, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
オリンパスメディカルシステムズ株式会社
International Classes:
A61B1/00
Domestic Patent References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kurata Masatoshi
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Takashi Mine
Toshio Shirane
Sadao Muramatsu
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Kocho Chojiro
Naoki Kono
Katsu Sunagawa
Katsumura Hiro
Tatsushi Sato
Takashi Okada
Mihoko Horiuchi
Takenori Masanori
Takuzo Ichihara
Yamashita Gen
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Takashi Mine
Toshio Shirane
Sadao Muramatsu
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Kocho Chojiro
Naoki Kono
Katsu Sunagawa
Katsumura Hiro
Tatsushi Sato
Takashi Okada
Mihoko Horiuchi
Takenori Masanori
Takuzo Ichihara
Yamashita Gen