Endoscope holder and endoscope device
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1. An endoscope holder comprising:
- an arm member including a holding portion near a distal end portion of said arm member for holding an endoscope such that an inserted portion of the endoscope is extended downward, said holding portion holding a proximal end portion of the endoscope from a direction that intersects with a longitudinal axis of the inserted portion;
a rotating member arranged in the holding portion for rotating the endoscope held by the holding portion around the longitudinal axis of the inserted portion; and
a manipulation portion, which is provided on the distal end portion of the arm member such that the manipulation portion extends away from the arm member beyond the holding portion, for manipulating the endoscope held by the holding portion;
wherein the endoscope held by the holding portion is rotated by the rotating member with respect to the manipulation portion around the longitudinal axis of the inserted portion.
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Abstract
An endoscope device is provided which includes a manipulation portion and an inserted portion connected thereto, and an endoscope holder is provided at an elevated position, for example, on a ceiling. The endoscope device is rotatably suspended from the endoscope holder with its inserted portion extending downward. The endoscope holder has an endoscope manipulation unit for operating the endoscope device and peripheral equipment.
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19 Claims
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1. An endoscope holder comprising:
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an arm member including a holding portion near a distal end portion of said arm member for holding an endoscope such that an inserted portion of the endoscope is extended downward, said holding portion holding a proximal end portion of the endoscope from a direction that intersects with a longitudinal axis of the inserted portion;
a rotating member arranged in the holding portion for rotating the endoscope held by the holding portion around the longitudinal axis of the inserted portion; and
a manipulation portion, which is provided on the distal end portion of the arm member such that the manipulation portion extends away from the arm member beyond the holding portion, for manipulating the endoscope held by the holding portion;
wherein the endoscope held by the holding portion is rotated by the rotating member with respect to the manipulation portion around the longitudinal axis of the inserted portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical apparatus comprising:
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an endoscope;
an endoscope holder having a holding portion for rotatably supporting the endoscope such that an inserted portion of the endoscope is extended downward; and
a manipulation portion for manipulating the endoscope;
wherein said endoscope holder is provided on one armrest portion of a chair and said manipulation portion is provided on another armrest portion of the chair.
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10. A medical apparatus comprising:
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an endoscope;
an endoscope holder having a holding portion for rotatably supporting the endoscope such that an inserted portion of the endoscope is extended downward;
wherein the endoscope comprises a manipulation portion connected to the inserted portion;
wherein said inserted portion comprises a branched portion at a proximal end thereof, wherein the manipulation portion comprises a curving manipulation portion, and wherein the curving manipulation portion is provided on a first one of the branches of the branched portion via a flexible cord, and a second one of the branches has external devices connected thereto via a universal cord. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
said inserted portion comprises a curved tube portion including a curving mechanism and angle wires inserted therethrough for curving the curving mechanism, said manipulation portion comprises an actuator for drawing said angle wires to manipulate said curving mechanism so as to curve said curved tube portion, and said curving manipulation portion controls said actuator, and wherein the endoscope comprises control means for detecting a state of said curved tube portion based on sensor outputs from a tension sensor for detecting tension of said angle wires and a displacement sensor for detecting displacement of said angle wires.
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17. A medical device according to claim 16, wherein said tension sensor is provided at a tip portion of said inserted portion in correspondence with the angle wires and has a tip portion of the angle wires connected thereto.
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18. A medical device according to claim 16, wherein said displacement sensor is provided at a tip portion of a flexible tube portion of said inserted portion in correspondence with the angle wires and has a middle portion of the angle wires inserted therethrough.
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19. A medical device according to claim 16, wherein said control means calculates a difference between a tension detected by the tension sensor and a tension measured during normal curving, and feeds back to said curving manipulation portion a force corresponding to the difference.
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