Invention Application
- Patent Title: ENDOSCOPE
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Application No.: US16396161Application Date: 2019-04-26
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Publication No.: US20190246885A1Publication Date: 2019-08-15
- Inventor: Norihito KARIKOMI , Atsushi WATANABE
- Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP2016-218983 20161109
- Main IPC: A61B1/012
- IPC: A61B1/012 ; A61B1/015 ; A61B1/018 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/005

Abstract:
An endoscope including: a flexible sheath extending in a longitudinal direction; a rigid body portion connected to an end portion of the flexible sheath; a ferrule provided in the rigid body portion and having a connection portion; and a tube inserted into the flexible sheath and including an end portion connected to the ferrule. The tube includes: an inner resin layer having a solid structure and that extends along an entire length of the tube in the longitudinal direction; and an outer layer provided on the inner layer and including a first portion that covers at least part of an outer periphery of the connection portion and has a porous structure, and a second portion having a solid structure and that is located on a side of the first portion that is away from the end portion of the tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US11246475B2 Endoscope Public/Granted day:2022-02-15
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