ENDOSCOPE WITH FOCAL LENGTH VARYING FUNCTION

• US 20090062615A1
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: YAMAYA, Koji
• Application Number:
  US12/127,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20090062615A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/167
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00098 Deflecting means for inserted tools
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00177 for 90 degrees side-viewing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00183 for variable viewing angles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/04 combined with photographic or television appliances
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 23/243 Objectives for endoscopes

Abstract

The invention provides an endoscope with a focal length varying function, which includes an observation window, an objective optical system which is disposed in the observation window and is capable of varying a focal length thereof, and an endo-therapy product raising base which is oscillatable between a stored position where the endo-therapy product raising base is stored in the distal end section body (endo-therapy product projection port) and a raised position where the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section body in accordance with a raising operation on a proximal side, wherein at a time of a state in which the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section body by a predetermined amount, a predetermined part of the endo-therapy product raising base is set to approximately correspond to a best focus position of the objective optical system.

Claims

1. An endoscope with a focal length varying function, comprising:

an observation window which is disposed on a side of a distal end section of an insertion section;

an objective optical system which is built in the observation window and is capable of varying a focal length thereof; and

an endo-therapy product raising base which is disposed in a vicinity of an endo-therapy product projection port of the distal end section and is oscillatable between a stored position where the endo-therapy product raising base is stored in the distal end section and a raised position where the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section in accordance with a raising operation on a proximal side,

wherein at a time of a state in which the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section side by a predetermined amount, a predetermined part of the endo-therapy product raising base is set to approximately correspond to a best focus position of the objective optical system.

2. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 1, wherein the endoscope is a side-viewing endoscope in which the observation window is disposed on a side surface of the distal end section of the insertion section, and the endo-therapy product raising base is disposed in a manner to project from the side surface of the distal end section of the insertion section.

3. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 2, wherein at a time of a state in which the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section to a maximum degree, the predetermined part of the endo-therapy product raising base is set to approximately correspond to a best focus position of the objective optical system at a time of maximum enlargement.

4. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 1, wherein at a time of a state in which the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section to a maximum degree, the predetermined part of the endo-therapy product raising base is set to approximately correspond to a best focus position of the objective optical system at a time of maximum enlargement.

5. An endoscope with a focal length varying function, comprising:

a distal end section of an insertion section which is inserted in a body cavity;

an observation window which is disposed on the distal end section and configured to observe a part to observed, which is located in the body cavity;

an objective optical system which is built in the observation window and is capable of varying a focal length thereof at a time of observing the part to be observed;

an endo-therapy product projection port which is disposed in a vicinity of the observation window in the distal end section and configured to project an endo-therapy product which is passed through the insertion section; and

an endo-therapy product raising base which is disposed in the endo-therapy product projection port, is oscillatable between a stored position where the endo-therapy product raising base is stored in the distal end section and a raised position where the endo-therapy product raising base is projected from the distal end section in accordance with a raising operation on a proximal side, and raises the endo-therapy product when the endo-therapy product raising base is disposed in the stored position, thereby projecting the endo-therapy product from the endo-therapy product projection port,

wherein when the endo-therapy product raising base is raised and projected from the distal end section by a desired length, the length is set to approximately correspond to a best focal length of the objective optical system.

6. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 5, wherein when the endo-therapy product raising base is raised from the distal end section to a maximum degree and an image of the part to be observed is observed in maximum enlargement, the length is set to approximately correspond to the best focal length of the objective optical system.

7. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 5, wherein the endo-therapy product raising base has an oscillation shaft for oscillation.

8. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 5, wherein when the endo-therapy product raising base is raised from the distal end section to a maximum degree and an image of the part to be observed is observed in maximum enlargement, the endo-therapy product raising base is disposed outside of a field of view for observation of the observation window.

9. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 5, wherein when the endo-therapy product raising base is raised from the distal end section to a maximum degree, a distal end of the endo-therapy product raising base is substantially parallel to the observation window and comes in surface-contact with the part to be observed.

10. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 5, wherein the endoscope is of a side-viewing type in which the observation window is disposed on a side surface of the distal end section, and the endo-therapy product raising base is disposed in a manner to be raised from the side surface.

11. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 10, wherein when the endo-therapy product raising base is raised from the side surface, the length is a length from the observation window to a distal end of the raised endo-therapy product raising base in a direction substantially perpendicular to the side surface.

12. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 5, wherein the endoscope is of a forward-viewing type in which the observation window is disposed on a front surface of the distal end section, and the endo-therapy product raising base is disposed in a manner to be raised from the front surface.

13. The endoscope with a focal length varying function, according to claim 12, wherein when the endo-therapy product raising base is raised from the front surface, the length is a length from the observation window to a distal end of the raised endo-therapy product raising base in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front surface.