Patent ID: 7922655
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope attachment which is attachable to a distal end of a probe of an endoscope used to image a digestive organ, the endoscope attachment comprising: a view field obtaining part operable to obtain a front view field and a side view field for the probe; and a convex-shaped illumination light providing part operable to diffuse illumination light illuminating an area in front of the probe in order to provide the illumination light to an area at a side of the endoscope attachment, wherein the view field obtaining part is a mirror having an opening, an image of an area at a side of the probe is captured by a camera of the probe via the mirror, an image of an area in front of the probe is captured by the camera through the opening of the mirror, and the convex-shaped illumination light providing part is a ring-shaped mirror which is used as the view field obtaining part.