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US8961402B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8961402-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313923423-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jan 16, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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An endoscope includes an insertion portion, a bending portion bendable in an up-down direction and a left-right direction, a traction member for bending the bending portion, an operation portion provided at a proximal end of the insertion portion, an operation input portion provided in the operation portion, tiltable with respect to a first direction for bending the bending portion in the up-down direction and a second direction for bending the bending portion in the left-right direction, and for performing an operation input for acting on the traction member according to tilting operation and bending the bending portion, and an operation force amount adjusting portion configured to adjust an operation force amount for tilting the operation input portion in the first direction and an operation force amount for tilting the operation input portion in the second direction to be different.
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What is claimed is: 1. An endoscope comprising: an insertion portion; a bending portion provided in the insertion portion and bendable in an up-down direction and a left-right direction; a traction member for bending the bending portion; an operation portion provided at a proximal end of the insertion portion and for grasping by an operator; an operation input portion provided in the operation portion, tiltable with respect to a direction for bending the bending portion in…
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- What does patent US8961402B2 cover?
- An endoscope includes an insertion portion, a bending portion bendable in an up-down direction and a left-right direction, a traction member for bending the bending portion, an operation portion provided at a proximal end of the insertion portion, an operation input portion provided in the operation portion, tiltable with respect to a first direction for bending the bending portion in the up-do…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Olympus Medical Systems Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B1/0052. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).