ENDOSCOPE - OLYMPUS CORP

Title:

ENDOSCOPE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/063112

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An endoscope having an insert whose front end surface is provided with an inclined section, characterized in that the endoscope comprises a lighting section (33x) disposed in the inclined section for lighting the body cavity, an observation window (32a) disposed in the front end surface (21) for observation of the body cavity, a gas-feed/water-feed nozzle (25) disposed on the front end surface (21) for feeding gas and water to the observation window (32a) and lighting section (33x), the front end surface (21) being formed with a first contact front end (25A) disposed in the gas-feed/water-feed nozzle (25) for contact with a plane, and a second contact front end (31A) disposed in other than at least either an object lens (32a) or the lighting lens (33x).

Inventors:

TAKASE SEISUKE (JP)
MIYAGI MASAAKI (JP)
MORIYAMA HIROKI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2004/019043

Publication Date:

July 14, 2005

Filing Date:

December 20, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
TAKASE SEISUKE (JP)
MIYAGI MASAAKI (JP)
MORIYAMA HIROKI (JP)

International Classes:

G02B23/24; A61B1/00; A61B1/05; A61B1/12; G02B23/26; (IPC1-7): A61B1/00

Foreign References:

JP2001258823A	2001-09-25
JPS58160001U	1983-10-25
JP2001258823A	2001-09-25
US5871440A	1999-02-16
US4869256A	1989-09-26

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