Patent ID: 8002696
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope system comprising: an endoscope having a channel; an insertion-section flexibly inserted into the channel; a treating section, disposed at a distal end of the insertion-section, for treating a target section; a driving-section, making contact with the insertion-section, for driving the insertion-section along predetermined directions; and a pivoting section for directing the driving-section toward a first direction or a second direction, wherein the first direction is a direction in which the insertion-section is driven along an axial line of the insertion-section, the second direction is a direction in which the insertion-section rotates around the axial line, the driving-section has a plurality of rollers making contact with the insertion-section, and the pivoting section is configured to allow rotation of the plurality of rollers around an axis which is orthogonal to the axial line and to an axial line of the plurality of rollers.