Cover for endoscope distal end part and endoscope

    公开(公告)号:US12108933B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17042876

    申请日:2019-03-20

    CPC classification number: A61B1/00096 G02B1/118 G02B1/18

    Abstract: An endoscope distal end cover (10) is a cover for protecting a distal end (20t) of an endoscope (20) which has an observation window at the distal end, including: a synthetic polymer film (13) which is to be located over the observation window (32) when the endoscope distal end cover is attached to the distal end of the endoscope, wherein the synthetic polymer film has a surface which includes a plurality of raised portions, when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film, a two-dimensional size of the plurality of raised portions is in the range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm, and a static contact angle of water with respect to the surface is not less than 150°, and a static contact angle of hexadecane with respect to the surface is not less than 60°.

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