Surgery – Endoscope – Sterilizable
Reexamination Certificate
2004-01-26
2008-10-14
Casler, Brian L. (Department: 3768)
Surgery
Endoscope
Sterilizable
C600S106000, C600S179000, C600S109000, C600S160000, C600S110000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07435215
ABSTRACT:
An inserting portion has, at the proximal end thereof, an operating portion having a bending lever for bending operation. The operating portion has, on the front end side thereof, a grip portion gripped by an operator. The grip portion has therein a plate frame as an internal structure for ensuring predetermined strength. At the notch portion formed by partly notching the frame, an image pick-up unit is mounted to form an optical image transmitted by image guiding fibers to a CCD via a relay optical system. The image pick-up unit is fixed to the frame via an attaching member. Thus, predetermined strength is assured and the image pick-up unit is compactly accommodated with simple structure. A predetermined image pick-up function using the image pick-up unit is held without the action of high tension to the image guiding fibers by mounting a bending portion to the image guiding fibers.
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Kishioka Shigeyasu
Kubonoya Toshiyuki
Seto Hideyuki
Casler Brian L.
Cattungal Sanjay
Olympus Corporation
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
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