MEDICAL DEVICE - OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP

Title:

MEDICAL DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/044330

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A medical device (1) that is introduced into the body (101) and used in a fixed state is provided with a camera body (2) provided with a fixing means (4) fixed to the body wall (102) in the body, an imaging means (10) contained in the camera body in order to capture an image of an object to be tested in the body from an observation window (2b) formed in the camera body, a dirt removing means (15) provided in a state of being fixed to the camera body, a transparent cover member (3) movably disposed in the observation window with the outer surface thereof in contact with the dirt removing means, and a driving means (8) for driving the cover member and causing the cover member to come into sliding contact with the dirt removing means, whereby adhered matter adhered to the observation window can be easily and reliably removed, and thus a clear observation image can be obtained even when the adhered matter is being removed.

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Inventors:

KARASAWA HITOSHI (JP)
NAKAJIMA SHO
ASADA DAISUKE
YAZAWA NOBUYOSHI

Application Number:

PCT/JP2009/066296

Publication Date:

April 22, 2010

Filing Date:

September 17, 2009

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Assignee:

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP (JP)
KARASAWA HITOSHI (JP)
NAKAJIMA SHO
ASADA DAISUKE
YAZAWA NOBUYOSHI

International Classes:

A61B1/00

Foreign References:

JP2007130084A	2007-05-31
JP2006149668A	2006-06-15
JP2007159641A	2007-06-28
JP2005040184A	2005-02-17
JPH0829699A	1996-02-02
JP2001170084A	2001-06-26
JP2006055275A	2006-03-02
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JP2008267879A	2008-11-06

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