SCANNING TYPE ENDOSCOPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SCANNING TYPE ENDOSCOPE

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14057375

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A scanning endoscope includes an optical fiber that illuminates a living body, a holding member that holds the optical fiber, in which the optical fiber is provided so as to extend from a distal end face by a predetermined length, and a concave portion that communicates with the insertion hole is formed on the distal end face, a drive portion that is provided in the holding member, and causes a free end of the optical fiber that extends from the distal end face of the holding member to scan, and an adhesive portion that is coated on or filled in the concave portion to firmly fix the optical fiber and the holding member to each other, and has a plane which is flush with the distal end face of the holding member formed thereon.

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OLYMPUS CORPORATION2951 ISHIKAWA-MACHI HACHIOJI-SHI TOKYO 192-8507
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP2951 ISHIKAWA-MACHI HACHIOJI-SHI TOKYO 192-8507

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  • 2013 Application Filing Year
  • A61B Class
  • 12166 Applications Filed
  • 10875 Patents Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
FUNAKUBO, Tomoki Higashichikuma-gun, JP 36 954
SAKAI, Yuji Tokyo, JP 124 964
SHIMIZU, Morimichi Tokyo, JP 3 19

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