Endoscope apparatus
US8911361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/0005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus includes a housing. The housing includes an upper portion provided with the display part, and a lower portion provided with the manipulating part and having the insertion part connected thereto, at least a portion of the back face of the lower portion is set so that the fundamental shape thereof is convex toward a proximal end portion of the insertion part, the convex portion is a grip face on which a user's fingers are arranged when the user holds the housing, and wherein the housing is held such that the thumb of one hand of a user is located at a distal end of a manipulating rod, the other fingers in the one hand of the user are located above and below the proximal end portion of the insertion part in the grip face, and the thumb and the other fingers face each other.
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