Endoscope
US12357165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/2484
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object is to provide an endoscope by which it is possible to reuse a camera including an expensive solid-state image sensor. An endoscope of the present invention includes a shaft to be inserted into a body, a handle mounted on a proximal end side of the shaft and including a grip and operation knobs, and a camera including a cable tube and a camera head equipped with an image sensor. The camera is separable from the handle and the shaft. The shaft is formed with a camera channel in which the camera is arranged, the handle is provided with a camera channel port communicating with the camera channel, and the cable tube of the camera is attached to a camera connector mounted to the camera channel port when the camera is arranged in the camera channel.
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