Endoscope with an obtusely angled connecting section
First Claim
1. An endoscope wherein a solid state imaging device is provided in the forward end of an insertion section and an object of interest is displayed on a display screen in response to a video signal obtained from said solid state imaging device, characterized in that a main body of control section of said endoscope comprises:
- an elongate grip section grasped at least by a third finger and a little finger; and
a connecting section projecting obliquely downwardly from the front surface of the bottom end portion of said grip section, having a center axis A making an obtuse angle θ
(90°
<
θ
<
180°
) with a center axis B of said grip section B and being connected to the rear end of said insertion section on the same axial line.
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Abstract
An endoscope used for observing the interior of a cavity in a human body. The endoscope according to the present invention is provided in the forward end of an insertion section with an image sensor and an object of interest can be displayed on a screen of a television set in response to a video signal obtained from the image sensor. In this endoscope according to the present invention, a main body of a control section includes a grip section and a connecting section projecting at an obtuse angle forwardly and downwardly from this grip section, so that, when the endoscope is operated, such troublesomeness can be avoided that the connecting section interferes with an operator'"'"'s body. Furthermore, a control button or buttons of the endoscope are provided on the front surface or the rear surface, so that the control button or buttons can be easily operated by an index finger or a thumb.
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5 Claims
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1. An endoscope wherein a solid state imaging device is provided in the forward end of an insertion section and an object of interest is displayed on a display screen in response to a video signal obtained from said solid state imaging device, characterized in that a main body of control section of said endoscope comprises:
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an elongate grip section grasped at least by a third finger and a little finger; and a connecting section projecting obliquely downwardly from the front surface of the bottom end portion of said grip section, having a center axis A making an obtuse angle θ
(90°
<
θ
<
180°
) with a center axis B of said grip section B and being connected to the rear end of said insertion section on the same axial line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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