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Title:
ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE AND TOOL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011005022
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an endoscope system, an endoscope and a tool, where a connector can be arranged at a part ensuring watertightness and being not operated unnecessarily, and the system easily secures electricity for transmission.

The endoscope system includes: an endoscope; a controlling device that receives a signal and information from the endoscope to communicate with the endoscope; and a tool to transmit the information to the endoscope. The tool includes: an electric source to supply electricity to drive the endoscope when the information is transmitted to it; a transmitter to transmit the information to the endoscope; and an electricity supplier to supply electricity to the endoscope from the electric source to drive the endoscope when the transmitter transmits the information to the endoscope. The endoscope includes: a watertight storing part to store the tool through its storing port; an electricity supplied part arranged in the storing part and supplied with electricity from the electric source through the electric supplier; and an information transmitted part arranged in the storing part and at a position to receive the information transmitted from the transmitter, when the tool is stored in the storing part and the electricity supplied part is supplied with electricity from the electricity supplier.


Inventors:
KAGAWA RYOHEI
NIIDA KOICHI
HONDA TAKEMICHI
OGAWA CHIKI
Application Number:
JP2009152267A
Publication Date:
January 13, 2011
Filing Date:
June 26, 2009
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP
International Classes:
A61B1/00; A61B1/04; G02B23/24; H04N7/18
Domestic Patent References:
JPH10127577A1998-05-19
JPH06335450A1994-12-06
JP2008029480A2008-02-14
JP2003116783A2003-04-22
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
Tetsuya Kazama
Katsumura Hiro
Shoji Kawai
Tatsushi Sato
Takashi Okada
Mihoko Horiuchi
Takenori Masanori
Takuzo Ichihara
Yamashita Gen