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Granted Patent B2
US 10,485,411 · App. 15/345,475 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Endoscope

Inventor: Yasuhiko Morimoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
A61B1/018A61B8/12A61B8/445A61B8/4494
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Patent No.
US 10,485,411
App. No.
15/345,475
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fixing sleeve that is fitted outward on a connecting portion between a connecting pipe and a treatment tool inserting tube for fixation of the connecting portion comprises a cylindrical sleeve body, an arc-shaped portion that is connected to a proximal end side of the sleeve body, is formed to be coaxial with a sleeve center axis of the sleeve body and has a center angle smaller than 180°, and a projection portion that is formed along a peripheral direction of the sleeve center axis on an inner peripheral surface in the arc-shaped portion in a radial inside of the sleeve center axis. A part of the treatment tool inserting tube is flexibly deformed in a convex shape by the projection portion, and the part thereof is supported by the projection portion.

Claims (42)

1. An endoscope comprising:

an insertion portion to be inserted into a body;

a distal end portion body provided in a distal end of the insertion portion;

a treatment tool leading-out port formed in the distal end portion body;

a connecting pipe that is mounted on the distal end portion body, a distal end of which is communicated with the treatment tool leading-out port;

a treatment tool inserting tube having flexibility that is arranged in the insertion portion, a distal end of which is connected to the connecting pipe; and

a fixing sleeve that is fitted outward on a connecting portion between the connecting pipe and the treatment tool inserting tube for fixation of the connecting portion, wherein the fixing sleeve is one-piece part comprising:

a cylindrical sleeve body having a distal end, a proximal end and a sleeve center axis;

an arc-shaped portion that is connected to a proximal end of the sleeve body, is formed in an arc shape along a cylindrical surface of the sleeve body, and an extension of the entire arc-shaped portion in a circumferential direction of the sleeve center axis is smaller than a center angle of 180°; and

a projection portion that is formed along a peripheral direction of the sleeve center axis on an inner peripheral surface of the arc-shaped portion in a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

2. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the arc-shaped portion is coaxial with the sleeve center axis.

3. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein when a curvature radius of the projection portion is indicated as “r” and an inner diameter of the connecting pipe is indicated as “D1”, the following formula “r”>D1/2 is met.

4. The endoscope according to claim 2 , wherein when a curvature radius of the projection portion is indicated as “r” and an inner diameter of the connecting pipe is indicated as “D1”, the following formula “r”>D1/2 is met.

5. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein when a curvature radius of the projection portion is indicated as “r” and an outer diameter of the treatment tool inserting tube is indicated as “D2”, the following formula “r”<D2/2 is met.

6. The endoscope according to claim 2 , wherein when a curvature radius of the projection portion is indicated as “r” and an outer diameter of the treatment tool inserting tube is indicated as “D2”, the following formula “r”<D2/2 is met.

7. The endoscope according to claim 3 , wherein when a curvature radius of the projection portion is indicated as “r” and an outer diameter of the treatment tool inserting tube is indicated as “D2”, the following formula “r”<D2/2 is met.

8. The endoscope according to claim 4 , wherein when a curvature radius of the projection portion is indicated as “r” and an outer diameter of the treatment tool inserting tube is indicated as “D2”, the following formula “r”<D2/2 is met.

9. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the projection portion includes a first inclined surface that is provided in a distal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the distal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

10. The endoscope according to claim 2 , wherein the projection portion includes a first inclined surface that is provided in a distal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the distal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

11. The endoscope according to claim 3 , wherein the projection portion includes a first inclined surface that is provided in a distal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the distal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

12. The endoscope according to claim 4 , wherein the projection portion includes a first inclined surface that is provided in a distal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the distal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

13. The endoscope according to claim 5 , wherein the projection portion includes a first inclined surface that is provided in a distal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the distal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

14. The endoscope according to claim 6 , wherein the projection portion includes a first inclined surface that is provided in a distal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the distal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

15. The endoscope according to claim 7 , wherein the projection portion includes a first inclined surface that is provided in a distal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the distal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

16. The endoscope according to claim 8 , wherein the projection portion includes a first inclined surface that is provided in a distal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the distal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

17. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the projection portion includes an inclined surface that is provided in a proximal end side of the sleeve center axis and has a normal direction including a component in a direction toward the proximal end side in a direction of the sleeve center axis and a component in a direction toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

18. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the projection portion is formed in a trapezoidal shape in a cross-section surface including the sleeve center axis, the shape having a width smaller toward a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

19. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the projection portion is formed in a curved surface shape in a cross-section surface including the sleeve center axis, the shape being composed of a curved surface with an edge portion.

20. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein, as viewed in a lateral side vertical to a body center axis of the distal end portion body, a pipe center axis of the connecting pipe is obliquely-crossed to the body center axis of the distal end portion body, and a normal direction toward the center of the arc-shaped portion includes a component in a direction toward a proximal end side of the body center axis in the distal end portion body.

21. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein the treatment tool inserting tube includes a distal end-side tube portion connected to the connecting pipe, and a proximal end-side tube portion that is connected to a proximal end side of the distal end-side tube portion and is provided in a position eccentric from a pipe center axis of the connecting pipe, and the arc-shaped portion is provided at the opposite side to a tube center axis of the proximal end-side tube portion to the pipe center axis of the connecting pipe.

22. An endoscope comprising:

an insertion portion to be inserted into a body;

a distal end portion body provided in a distal end of the insertion portion;

a treatment tool leading-out port formed in the distal end portion body;

a connecting pipe that is mounted on the distal end portion body, a distal end of which is communicated with the treatment tool leading-out port;

a treatment tool inserting tube having flexibility that is arranged in the insertion portion, a distal end of which is connected to the connecting pipe; and

a fixing sleeve that is fitted outward on a connecting portion between the connecting pipe and the treatment tool inserting tube for fixation of the connecting portion, wherein the fixing sleeve is one-piece part comprising:

a cylindrical sleeve body having a distal end, a proximal end and a sleeve center axis;

an arc-shaped portion that is formed in an arc shape along a cylindrical surface of the sleeve body and extends from a proximal end of the sleeve body, and the arc-shaped portion only exists within a center angle smaller than 180°; and

a projection portion that is formed along a peripheral direction of the sleeve center axis on an inner peripheral surface of the arc-shaped portion in a radial inside of the sleeve center axis.

23. The endoscope according to claim 1 , wherein an inner sidewall of the fixing sleeve extends from the sleeve body to the arc-shaped portion and has an inclined sidewall at the arc-shaped portion to form the projection portion.

24. The endoscope according to claim 22 , wherein an inner sidewall of the fixing sleeve extends from the sleeve body to the arc-shaped portion and has an inclined sidewall at the arc-shaped portion to form the projection portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2016
From: MORIMOTO, YASUHIKO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040282/0395 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-219352 · Nov 9, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170127920A1 · May 11, 2017
Cited By (1)
US 12,667,240