Endoscope observation system, and insertion guide and holding member of endoscope observation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018129032-A1
Application number	US-201615346852-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 9, 2016
Priority date	Nov 9, 2016
Publication date	May 10, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An endoscope observation system includes: a scanning type endoscope including an emission optical fiber configured to emit emission light from an emission end, an actuator configured to cause the emission end to swing, a protection pipe with the emission optical fiber and the actuator attached inside, and a light receiving portion positioned at a distal end portion; an insertion guide configured to guide insertion of the scanning type endoscope into the object along a guide wall; and a holding member arranged between the scanning type endoscope and the guide wall and configured to hold the scanning type endoscope so that a position of the scanning type endoscope is not displaced by swinging of the emission optical fiber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An endoscope observation system comprising:
a scanning type endoscope comprising an emission optical fiber configured to emit emission light incident from an incident end, from an emission end, an actuator configured to cause the emission end to swing, a protection pipe with the emission optical fiber and the actuator attached inside, and a light receiving end configured to receive return light from an object and positioned at a distal end portion; an insertion guide configured to guide insertion of the scanning type endoscope into the object along a guide wall; and a holding member arranged between the scanning type endoscope and the guide wall and configured to hold the scanning type endoscope so that a position of the scanning type endoscope is not displaced by swinging of the emission optical fiber.

2 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is configured with a vibration damping member configured to suppress vibration of the scanning type endoscope.

3 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is arranged between an outer circumference of the scanning type endoscope and the guide wall.

4 . The endoscope observation system according to claim. 1 , wherein the holding member is provided on an outer circumference of the distal end portion.

5 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is provided on the insertion guide.

6 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is attachable and detachable.

7 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is formed in a ring shape.

8 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is attached to an attaching recess portion provided on the outer circumference of the distal end portion of the scanning type endoscope.

9 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is attached to the guide wall.

10 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the scanning type endoscope is held by the holding member and the guide wall.

11 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein at least three points of the scanning type endoscope are held by the holding member.

12 . The endoscope observation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the insertion guide is formed in an elongated pipe shape, and includes a bent portion which is bent in advance so as to be along an insertion route in the object; and the guide wall is an internal wall of the insertion guide.

13 . An insertion guide of an endoscope observation system holding a scanning type endoscope comprising an emission optical fiber configured to emit emission light incident from an incident end, from an emission end, an actuator configured to cause the emission end to swing, a protection pipe with the emission optical fiber and the actuator attached inside, and a light receiving end configured to receive return light from an object and positioned at a distal end portion, by a holding member so that a position of the scanning type endoscope is not displaced by swinging of the emission optical fiber, and guiding insertion of the scanning type endoscope into the object along a guide wall.

14 . A holding member of an endoscope observation system arranged between a scanning type endoscope comprising an emission optical fiber configured to emit emission light incident from an incident end, from an emission end, an actuator configured to cause the emission end to swing, a protection pipe with the emission optical fiber and the actuator attached inside, and a light receiving end configured to receive return light from an object and positioned at a distal end portion and a guide wall of an insertion guide configured to guide insertion of the scanning type endoscope into the object, and holding the scanning type endoscope so that a position of the scanning type endoscope is not displaced by swinging of the emission optical fiber.

Assignees

• Olympus Corp

Inventors

• ARIYOSHI Daiki
• Shimamoto Atsuyoshi
• KOSHIKA Soichiro

Classifications

• H04N23/555

  for picking-up images in sites, inaccessible due to their dimensions or hazardous conditions, e.g. endoscopes or borescopes · CPC title

• G02B23/2469

  using optical fibres · CPC title

• G02B23/2484 Primary

  Arrangements in relation to a camera or imaging device (processing or control of video signals generated by an endoscope H04N23/60, H04N23/70) · CPC title

• H04N5/2328

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G02B26/103

  having movable or deformable optical fibres, light guides or waveguides as scanning elements (light guides per se G02B6/00) · CPC title