Invention Publication
- Patent Title: ENDOSCOPE, DISTAL END STRUCTURAL MEMBER PROVIDED AT DISTAL END PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISTAL END STRUCTURAL MEMBER PROVIDED AT DISTAL END PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE
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Application No.: US18384146Application Date: 2023-10-26
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Publication No.: US20240138653A1Publication Date: 2024-05-02
- Inventor: Jin KAWANOYA , Naoki MATSUMURA , Giichi KANETA , Yoshihiro YOKOMAE
- Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Current Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/015 ; A61B1/018

Abstract:
An endoscope includes an insertion section extending along a longitudinal axis and including a distal end portion, the distal end portion includes a distal end structural member including a conduit integrally formed as a through hole with the distal end structural member, the conduit configured so that a fluid flows through the conduit, the conduit includes a nozzle and a supply conduit located proximally relative to the nozzle, wherein a cross-sectional area of the supply conduit is greater than a cross-sectional area of the nozzle.
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