US 11,986,151 B2
Endoscope and optical probe systems
Masahiro Ashizuka, Hino (JP); Sergey A. Bukesov, Acton, MA (US); and Kester J. Batchelor, Mound, MN (US)
Assigned to Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/843,821.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/300,480, filed on Jan. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/216,019, filed on Jun. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409021 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00096 (2013.01) [A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); G02B 23/2469 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscope, comprising:
an insertion portion including an apical portion, an actively curvable portion positioned at a base-end of the apical portion, and a treatment device channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the insertion portion;
an imaging unit; and
one or more radiopaque members,
wherein the apical portion and the actively curvable portion are formed of a resin,
wherein the one or more radiopaque members have a first radiolucency, the resin has a second radiolucency, and the first radiolucency differs from second radiolucency,
wherein the one or more radiopaque members are located in the apical portion or the actively curvable portion,
wherein the one or more radiopaque members (i) are located on a surface of the apical portion or the actively curvable portion or (ii) are encased within or embedded within the resin forming the apical portion or the actively curvable portion, and
wherein the one or more radiopaque members has an indicator corresponding to a dimension of the one or more radiopaque members.