ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS

• US 20080207998A1
• Filed: 02/26/2008
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: MARUYAMA, Koji
• Application Number:
  US12/037,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20080207998A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/114
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00042 for mechanical operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0016 using motor drive units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0052 Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0057 Constructional details of force transmission elements, e.g. control wires
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/2476 Non-optical details, e.g. housings, mountings, supports

Abstract

An endoscope apparatus includes an operation section main body configured to include a frame body and bumper members provided to cover plural surfaces of the frame body. An operation section is configured to include the operation section main body and a grasping section. An endoscope is configured to include an insertion section extended out from one surface side of the operation section main body and including a bending section in a position more proximal than a distal end and a universal cable extended out from the other surface side of the operation section main body opposed to the one surface. On the other hand, the universal cable is connected to an apparatus main body.

Claims

1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:

an operation section main body configured to include a frame body and bumper members provided to cover plural surfaces of the frame body;

an operation section configured to include the operation section main body and a grasping section;

an endoscope including an insertion section extended out from one surface side of the operation section main body and including a bending section in a position more proximal than a distal end and a universal cable extended out from the other surface side of the operation section main body opposed to the one surface; and

an apparatus main body to which the universal cable is connected.

2. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bumper members configuring the operation section is protrudingly provided on an outer peripheral portion and side portions of the frame body.

3. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the operation section includes a drawing operation member which bends the bending section,

the drawing operation member is configured to have an indication member which tilts and indicates a bending direction of the bending section, operation wires drawn and relaxed by tilting operation of the indication member, a pulley externally attached with tubular members around which the operation wires are wound, and a driving motor which drives to rotate the pulley, and

the indication member is provided on one side of the operation section main body near a root side of the grasping section, the pulley and the motor are provided on the other side of the operation section main body, and the bumper members are provided on the other side of the operation section main body.

4. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the bumper members are provided on at least two surface of the frame body configuring the operation section, and one surface of the two surfaces configures a setting surface of the operation section.

5. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the universal cable is extended out from the other surface side of the operation section main body and has a connector box at a distal end.

6. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the apparatus main body includes a connector box housing chamber to which the connector box is detachably attachable.

7. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 5, wherein an extending-out portion of the universal cable extended out from the other surface of the operation section main body is located further on a setting surface side than an extending-out portion of the insertion section extended out from one surface of the operation section main body.

8. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bumper members are shock absorbing members.

9. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the bumper members, one surface of which configuring a setting surface, are provided on both sides parallel to an insertion section axial direction of the frame body configuring the operation section, and

a space is formed between the setting surface of the bumper members and the setting side surface of the frame body.