Endoscope and front cover

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2011-07-19

2011-07-19

Kasztejna, Matthew J (Department: 3779)

Surgery

Endoscope

With particular distal tip configuration

C600S156000, C600S164000, C600S176000, C600S177000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07981027

ABSTRACT:
An endoscope includes an observation window for observing an image of a photographic subject; an illumination window for emitting illumination light for illuminating the photographic subject; a suction port connected to a suction channel are provided on a distal end surface of an insertion portion; an observation window peripheral edge portion which is formed so that a surface having the observation window is vertical to an observation light axis; an illumination window peripheral edge portion which is formed so that a surface having the illumination window is vertical to an illumination light axis which tilts outward with respect to the observation light axis; and a suction port peripheral edge portion which is formed so that a surface having the suction port is flush with the observation window peripheral edge portion.

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