Endoscope apparatus with drum part to wind insertion part therearound
US6846285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H75/4486
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to the present invention, an endoscope system having an insertion member thereof wound about a drum comprises an electronic endoscope, a drum, an angling input unit, a motor-driven angling unit, a camera control unit, a motor-driven angling control circuit unit, and a stowage case. A bending section included in an insertion member of the electronic endoscope is motor-driven to bend, and a solid-state imaging device is incorporated at the tip of the insertion member. The insertion member is wound about the periphery of the drum. The angling input unit is separated from the electronic endoscope, and used to enter a direction of bending in which a user wants to bend the bending section. The motor-driven angling unit is incorporated in the drum, and includes a driving source for driving a driving mechanism that drives the bending section.
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