Patent ID: 7214183
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope apparatus comprising: a flexible slender insertion section inserted from its distal end into a to-be-inspected space, the insertion section being constructed from a distal portion for picking up an observation image, a bendable portion to be bent, and a slender flexible tube portion, which are coupled, and having a proximal portion on an opposite side of a distal portion of the flexible tube portion; a pistol grip portion to be gripped by an operator, the pistol grip having a longitudinal axis extending from a first end to a second end that is opposite the first end, an operation section coupled to a proximal end of the insertion section, the operation section, coupled to the first end of the pistol grip portion, having a bending operation portion which bends the bendable portion, and a display portion formed of a display panel which displays the observation image provided on a frame integrally attached to the first end of the pistol grip portion, and wherein the insertion section has a channel provided so that a treatment instrument extends out from a distal open end provided on the distal portion, and wherein a proximal open end for inserting the treatment instrument into the channel is provided at the second end of the pistol grip portion.