公开(公告)号：US12048417B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17097271

申请日：2020-11-13

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Ramiya Uchida ,  Masanobu Koitabashi ,  Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  G02B23/24

CPC classification number: A61B1/00133 ,  A61B1/00042 ,  A61B1/005 ,  G02B23/2461 ,  G02B23/2476 ,  A61B1/0016

Abstract: An external mechanism for endoscope includes a bending wheel, a motor, a housing case, and an operation switch, a case side fitting surface and a switch side fitting surface are formed flat to each other, and when a protrusion is provided on a contact surface of the housing case, a recess is provided on a contact surface of the operation switch, whereas when a protrusion is provided on the contact surface of the operation switch, a recess is provided on the contact surface of the housing case.

公开(公告)号：US12181656B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17215739

申请日：2021-03-29

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Ramiya Uchida ,  Masanobu Koitabashi ,  Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  G02B23/24

Abstract: An endoscope includes an insertion portion, an operation portion, a knob protruding from the operation portion to a first side in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction, a universal cord protruding to a second side in the direction, and a power unit provided in a housing portion disposed on the operation portion on the second side so as not to stick out to the first side with respect to a center axis.

公开(公告)号：US11633086B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US17094191

申请日：2020-11-10

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Ramiya Uchida ,  Masanobu Koitabashi ,  Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  A61B1/005

Abstract: An external mechanism for an endoscope includes: a bending wheel configured to engage with a second UD knob of a second bending operation device provided in an operation portion of an endoscope; a motor portion configured to generate a driving force for rotating the bending wheel; a housing case housing the bending wheel and the motor portion and detachably attached to the operation portion, and an operation switch arranged outside the housing case and configured to output a control signal to the motor portion due to the operating element being operated, in which the operation switch is pivotally supported by the rotation shaft and rotates with respect to the housing case.

公开(公告)号：US11060600B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US17102682

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Ramiya Uchida ,  Masanobu Koitabashi ,  Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: F16H57/02 ,  A61B1/00 ,  F16H57/031 ,  A61B1/005

Abstract: An external mechanism for endoscope includes: an abutment surface that is a first surface configured to cover a knob arranging surface at which a second bending operation knob is arranged in an operation portion of an endoscope; a wheel configured to engage with the second bending operation knob arranged at the knob arranging surface; a motor configured to generate a driving force for rotating the wheel; a housing case that houses the wheel and the motor; a case attaching/detaching and fixing section for detachably attaching the housing case to the operation portion of the endoscope; and a locking member provided at the housing case and configured to be locked on the knob arranging surface of the endoscope and a large-diameter portion end face adjacent to the knob arranging surface in the operation portion of the endoscope.

公开(公告)号：US11925312B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17348374

申请日：2021-06-15

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Ramiya Uchida ,  Masanobu Koitabashi ,  Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005

CPC classification number: A61B1/00027 ,  A61B1/00018 ,  A61B1/00101 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/0052 ,  A61B2560/0214

Abstract: An endoscope includes an insertion portion, an operation portion, a power transmission unit, a power relay unit, a power generation unit configured to apply power to the power relay unit in a second power transmission shaft direction which is non-parallel to a first power transmission shaft direction, an elastic member configured to perform either one of urging the power relay unit against the power generation unit or urging the power generation unit against the power relay unit, and a cable configured to extend from the operation portion in the second power transmission shaft direction which is a direction different from a longitudinal direction, wherein the power generation device is attached such that the power generation device is disposed to extend in an extending direction of the cable after being mounted.