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.

公开(公告)号：US11607113B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US16901518

申请日：2020-06-15

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005

Abstract: An external mechanism for endoscope includes a bending wheel, a motor, a housing case, a case detachably fixing member, and a mounting restricting member obstructing mounting of a housing case on a sub operation section by interfering with a second bending upward and downward fixing lever in a state where the second bending upward and downward fixing lever is at a position other than a release position.

公开(公告)号：US10413163B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US14940688

申请日：2015-11-13

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasuhiro Okamoto

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

Abstract: An introduction device includes, a grip portion which has a first wall portion, and a second wall portion, a curving portion which is configured to curve in a first surface and in a second surface that intersects at right angles with the first surface, a first dial portion which is rotatably provided in the first wall portion and which curves the curving portion in the first surface in accordance with a rotation amount, and a dial unit includes a shaft rotatably provided on the second wall portion, and a second dial portion which is fixed to the shaft and which curves the curving portion in the second surface in accordance with a rotation amount, the shaft being oblique to the longitudinal axis when seen from the side of the second wall portion.

公开(公告)号：US20190150704A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16256428

申请日：2019-01-24

Applicant: Olympus Corporation

Inventor： Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed to an insertion apparatus comprises an insertion portion having a tubular body freely rotates around a longitudinal axis over an outer circumferential surface. The insertion portion is flexible and configured to be inserted into a body cavity. A drive source is configured to rotate the tubular body wherein a part of the insertion portion includes a predetermined flexural rigidity to which the tubular body being mounted thereto. The part of the insertion portion is formed of a structure that is configured in such a manner that bending of the tubular body is not caused beyond a predetermined bending angle so as to avoid stop of rotation of the tubular body by a driving force of the drive source even when an external force that intends to keep a bending shape of the body cavity is received from a wall of the body cavity in contact.

公开(公告)号：US10188265B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US14974610

申请日：2015-12-18

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/008 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/05 ,  G02B23/24

Abstract: An insertion apparatus includes an elongated inserting section having a curving section, an input section which is provided in an operating section, receives an arbitrary input to curve the curving section in a movable range including a first range that includes the neutral input position and a second range that has an operation amount from the neutral input position exceeding the first range, a first actuator, a detecting section, a second actuator which gives a force towards the neutral position to the input section, and a control section which operates the first actuator and the second actuator, when the input amount to the input section is in the second range, thereby giving a force to the input section so that an input amount to the input section is in the first range.

公开(公告)号：US09636001B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US14613517

申请日：2015-02-04

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  G02B23/24 ,  G05G5/05

CPC classification number: A61B1/0052 ,  A61B1/0016 ,  G02B23/2476 ,  G05G5/05 ,  Y10T74/2042

Abstract: An introduction device applies urging force linearly generated by a spring to a nut portion screwed to a drive shaft to convert the urging force to the rotation direction of the drive shaft. This conversion returns an RL operation dial provided at the end of the drive shaft in a direction opposite to the rotation direction in which the RL operation dial is operated, and then returns the RL operation dial to an original neutral position.

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：US10736493B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US15016749

申请日：2016-02-05

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasuhiro Okamoto

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/31 ,  A61B1/273

Abstract: An insertion device includes a shape-variable tube elastically returning while the shape-variable tube bends at a tube bending radius of a tube radius boundary value or more, and a shaft rotating around a shaft axis inside the shape-variable tube so that the shaft transmits a driving force to drive a motion section from a first extending direction toward a second extending direction. The shaft elastically returns while the shaft bends at a shaft bending radius of a shaft radius boundary value or more, and rotates without being deformed while the elastic return is impossible when the shape-variable tube bends in an elastically returnable range.

公开(公告)号：US10537229B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-21

申请号：US15042537

申请日：2016-02-12

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasuhiro Okamoto

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

Abstract: An introduction device includes an operation main body, a bending section capable of bending in a first direction and a second direction, a first rotary body configured to be operated at a time of bending the bending section in the first direction, and a second rotary body configured to be operated at a time of bending the bending section in the second direction, the second rotary body being configured such that a part of an outer edge is located on an extension plane which is defined by extending the first surface, or the part of the outer edge is located more on the distal-end direction side of the first shaft portion than the extension plane.

公开(公告)号：US09936860B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US14631459

申请日：2015-02-25

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasuhiro Okamoto ,  Hiroki Moriyama

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

CPC classification number: A61B1/0057 ,  A61B1/00066 ,  A61B1/0016 ,  A61B1/0052 ,  G02B23/2476 ,  Y10T74/18848 ,  Y10T74/2042

Abstract: A bending apparatus includes: a bending portion; an operation element erected vertically from an operation portion having a longitudinal axis and has a shaft portion in which a tilt direction and tilt angle are changeable; a pulling member having one end connected to the bending portion; a pulley on which a rotary body around which the pulling member is wound is arranged; a motor that generates a driving force that rotates the pulley to pull the pulling member wound around the rotary body in a winding direction; a hanging frame that extends in a diameter direction of the shaft portion, and includes an attachment portion to which the other end of the pulling member is attached; and an attachment path setting member provided inside the operation portion, which changes a path of the pulling to the longitudinal axis direction and guides the pulling member to the attachment portion.