Endoscope system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9089255-B2
Application number	US-201213452336-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2012
Priority date	Oct 23, 2009
Publication date	Jul 28, 2015
Grant date	Jul 28, 2015

Abstract

An endoscope system includes an endoscope having an insertion part capable of being be inserted into the interior of a living body; an extracorporeal device configured to be installed outside the living body, a first extracorporeal signal connection part having a second electrode electrically connected to the extracorporeal device, and a first scope-side signal connection part that has a first electrode electrically connected to the endoscope, is engaged with the first extracorporeal signal connection part, and has a tubular shape. The insertion part includes an observation part capable of observing a distal end side thereof. When engaged with the first scope-side signal connection part, the first extracorporeal signal connection part is at least partially disposed in an inner cylindrical space of the first scope-side signal connection part, and the second electrode and the first electrode are subjected to capacitive coupling.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An endoscope system comprising:
an endoscope capable of being inserted into an interior of a living body and having an insertion part;
an extracorporeal device configured to be installed outside the living body;
a first extracorporeal signal connection part having a second electrode electrically connected with the extracorporeal device; and
a first scope-side signal connection part having a first electrode electrically connected with the endoscope, bei…

Assignees

• Kato Shuichi
• Olympus Corp

Inventors

• Kato Shuichi

Classifications

• A61B1/00114

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B1/05

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B1/00124 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic