Patent ID: 11877724
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A distal end member of an insertion apparatus which is disposed on a distal end of an insertion section configured to be inserted into a subject, the distal end member of the insertion apparatus comprising:
a base;
a recess formed of in the base, the base having an opening forming surface surrounding a periphery of the recess, the periphery of the recess defining an opening; and
a lid including a contact surface larger than the opening of the recess, the contact surface contacts a first portion of the opening forming surface when the lid is arranged to close the opening of the recess,
wherein a gap is formed when the lid is arranged to close the opening of the recess, the gap being formed between an outer peripheral edge of the lid and a second portion of the opening forming surface adjacent to the outer peripheral edge of the lid.