Endoscope connector device, endoscope cable lead-out unit and endoscope device

• US 7,695,429 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2005
• Issued: 04/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujinon Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujinon Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Hino, Kazuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Leubecker; John P
• Assistant Examiner(s): CANDLER, SAMUEL M
• Application Number:
  US11/134,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20050267333A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,786 Days
• Field of Search: 600/101, 600/109, 600/110, 600/112, 600/113, 600130-132, 600/160, 600/164, 600/178, 600/182
• US Class Current: 600/132
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00114 Electrical cables in or with an endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00124 electrical, e.g. electrical plug-and-socket connection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00128 mechanical, e.g. for tubes or pipes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/044 for absorption imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/05 characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/06 with illuminating arrangements

Abstract

An endoscope connector device comprises: a first cable of an endoscope, including a light guide for supplying illumination light and an electric wire for obtaining video signals from an image pickup device; a light guide connector connected to the first cable; and a second cable of the endoscope, including the electric wire led out of the light guide connector, wherein the second cable is attached diagonally from the light guide connector at an angle θ within a range of 0°<θ<90° from a first cable side of an axial direction of the first cable.

Claims

1. An endoscope device comprising:

an endoscope connector device comprising

a first cable of an endoscope, including a light guide for supplying illumination light and an electric wire for obtaining video signals from an image pickup device;

a light guide connector connected to the first cable; and

a second cable of the endoscope, including the electric wire led out of the light guide connector,

wherein the second cable is attached diagonally from the light guide connector at an angle θ

within a range of 30°

≦

θ

≦

60°

from a first cable side of an axial direction of the first cable;

a light source unit that connects to the first cable via the light guide connector; and

a video signal processor unit that connects to the second cable via an electric connector;

wherein the second cable is arranged on a right side of the light guide connector, the light guide connector being connected to the light source unit so as to face a front panel of the light source unit,

wherein, when the processor unit is arranged below the light source unit, the second cable is attached so as to turn downward at an angle φ

_a in a range of 0°

<

φ

_a<

90°

from its horizontal position at which the light guide connector is connected, and

wherein, when the processor unit is arranged above the light source unit, the second cable is attached so as to turn upward at an angle φ

_b in a range of 0°

<

φ

_b<

90°

from its horizontal position at which the light guide connector is connected.

2. The endoscope device according to claim 1,

wherein the light guide connector comprises an intermediate connector so as to make the second cable attachable to and detachable from the light guide connector.