Patent ID: 11969153
Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope comprising:
an insertion portion having an elongated shape, the insertion portion comprising a bending portion and a bending wire provided inside the insertion portion;
an operation portion provided proximally relative to the insertion portion and including an operation lever operatively connected to the bending wire;
a grasping portion provided proximally relative to the operation portion and including an actuator provided inside the grasping portion; and
a tube body connected to the grasping portion and including a signal cable provided inside the tube body, wherein
the actuator is positioned within the grasping portion such that a center of gravity of the insertion portion, the operation portion, the grasping portion, and the tube body is proximal to the operation lever, in a longitudinal direction of the grasping portion;
the operation lever being disposed on a first outer surface of the operation portion;
the grasping portion having a second outer surface opposing the first outer surface relative to a longitudinal axis of the grasping portion, the second outer surface having a concavity provided proximally relative to the operation lever and being concave relative to the longitudinal axis of the grasping portion;
the longitudinal axis of the grasping portion is a first longitudinal axis, the operation portion having a second longitudinal axis intersecting with the first longitudinal axis; and
the center of gravity is positioned at a proximal-most end of the grasping portion.