Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endoscope system having connector
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Application No.: US14339679Application Date: 2014-07-24
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Publication No.: US09795280B2Publication Date: 2017-10-24
- Inventor: Yoshihiro Ueda
- Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
- Current Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP2013-185208 20130906
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/12 ; A61B1/015

Abstract:
An endoscope system includes an endoscope and a cleaning adapter or connector. The endoscope has a port device or end sleeve, to which the cleaning adapter is coupled. The cleaning adapter includes a connector housing and a coupling sleeve, which has a male tapered portion. The connector housing includes a female thread (fastening device) and a guide surface. The port device includes a flange and a male thread. The guide surface guides the port device by contacting the flange. Thus, a male tapered surface or tapered sealing surface is axially aligned with a female tapered surface or tapered bore surface. The male tapered surface tightly contacts the female tapered surface by threaded engagement between the male and female threads. Accordingly, air-tightness or liquid-tightness can be ensured even in use of a plurality of connectors couplable selectively for connecting a related apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150073214A1 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM HAVING CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2015-03-12
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