Patent ID: 11925316
Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope comprising:
an operating part that is provided with an operating member;
an insertion part that is provided on a distal end side of the operating part and is inserted into a subject;
an elevator that is provided at a distal end part of the insertion part;
an erection operating wire that is disposed to be inserted through a wire insertion passage formed from the operating part to the insertion part so as to be movable forward and backward and is attachably and detachably coupled to the elevator on a distal end side thereof;
a base member that is provided in the operating part and forms a slider housing space that is independent of an internal space of the operating part;
an opening part that is provided at a proximal end of the wire insertion passage and delivers a proximal end side of the erection operating wire to the slider housing space;
a slider that is disposed in the slider housing space and is movable forward and backward in a longitudinal direction of the operating part depending on an operation of the operating member;
an engaged part that is provided in the slider and is recessed or protrudes toward a lateral side orthogonal to a movement direction of the slider;
an engaging member, comprising a column, that is provided at a proximal end of the erection operating wire and is pushed into and engageable with the engaged part from the lateral side;
a first lever, having a first linear cam groove,
a second lever, having a second linear cam groove, the second lever is coupled to the first lever, the second lever is configured to convert rotary motion of the first lever into a linear motion and transmit the linear motion to the slider,
wherein the slider housing space is exposable to outside of the operating part,
wherein the slider includes a cam pin that protrudes from the slider,
wherein the cam pin is slidably disposed in the second linear cam groove of the second lever.