Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endoscope tip cover and endoscope
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Application No.: US17283188Application Date: 2019-10-01
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Publication No.: US12070188B2Publication Date: 2024-08-27
- Inventor: Miho Yamada , Kiyoshi Minoura , Tokio Taguchi , Yasuhiro Shibai
- Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Sakai
- Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sakai
- Agency: ScienBiziP, P.C.
- Priority: JP 18191660 2018.10.10
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/038772 2019.10.01
- International Announcement: WO2020/075579A 2020.04.16
- Date entered country: 2021-04-06
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00

Abstract:
An endoscope distal end cover (10) is a cover for protecting a distal end (20t) of an endoscope (20) which has an observation window at the distal end, including: a synthetic polymer film (13) which is to be located over the observation window (32) when the endoscope distal end cover is attached to the distal end of the endoscope, wherein the synthetic polymer film has a surface which includes a plurality of raised portions, when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film, a two-dimensional size of the plurality of raised portions is in the range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm, and a static contact angle of water with respect to the surface is not less than 98°.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210345860A1 ENDOSCOPE TIP COVER AND ENDOSCOPE Public/Granted day:2021-11-11
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