Endoscope

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8758233
APP PUB NO 20120277534A1
SERIAL NO

13460340

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An endoscope includes a control method input section provided in a bending operation input unit and configured to input a control method of a bending operation, and a control method detector provided in an operation section body and configured to detect the input control method of the bending operation. The endoscope includes an activated portion provided in the bending operation input unit and configured to change its activated state in response to the bending operation in a bending operation input section, an activated state detector provided in the operation section body and configured to detect the activated state of the activated portion, and a drive member provided in the operation section body and configured to be driven in accordance with the detected control method and the detected activated state, thereby bending a bending section.

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  • OLYMPUS CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arai, Keiichi Hachioji, JP 38 3584
Kawai, Toshimasa Yokohama, JP 24 2779
Masaki, Yutaka Mitaka, JP 19 168
Okazaki, Tsugio Hachioji, JP 14 654
Omoto, Keijiro Hachioji, JP 18 335
Ueno, Haruhiko Akiruno, JP 51 1813

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