JP5669667B2 - Endoscope system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable endoscope in which a display device having a monitor on which an endoscope image picked up by an image pickup means is displayed is provided in an operation unit, and an endoscope for holding the endoscope in an examination room. The present invention relates to an endoscope system including a mirror holding table.

  Conventionally, in order to simplify the endoscope apparatus, a portable endoscope having a configuration in which a monitor is disposed in an operation unit has been proposed. Such a portable endoscope includes, for example, a display device body that is disclosed in Patent Document 1 and includes a monitor that displays an image of a subject obtained by an image sensor and displays the image on the operation unit. The main body is rotatably arranged.

JP 2007-236648 A

  By the way, in the case of a portable endoscope like Patent Document 1, the user must always hold and hold the operation unit during or after the inspection, which is a burden on the user. Further, the user needs to perform button operations while maintaining the display device main body at a desired angle, and perform various operations related to the endoscopic image such as recording, reproduction, and stop. At this time, there is a possibility that the display device main body may fall to the operation unit side due to the pressing force, and it is difficult to perform the button operation, and when the display device main body falls down, the monitor is again set to a desired angle at which the monitor faces directly. There was a problem that the tilt of the display device body had to be returned.

  Furthermore, as described above, the monitor of the display device body is tilted in the direction to face, so that the surgeon always holds the operation unit at the time of explanation with the taken endoscopic image, It was very burdensome for the medical staff to view the endoscopic image and view it.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and various operability related to an endoscopic image is improved, and to an operator when viewing an endoscopic image with a subject, medical staff, or the like. An object of the present invention is to provide an endoscope system that reduces the burden on the patient.

An endoscope system according to an aspect of the present invention is an endoscope system including an endoscope and an endoscope holding base that holds the endoscope, and the endoscope is inserted into a subject. and continuously provided to the operation portion in the insertion portion, and undulating rotatably on the video display main body and the display body provided in an upper portion of the operation portion, imaged the measurement site in the specimen anda video display apparatus having a video display unit monitor is provided on the surface for displaying images, the endoscope holder includes a mounting table for mounting the image display body, the image display body In the process of being placed on the mounting table, in contact with the rear surface of the video display body entering the boundary between the video display body and the video display body in a state of being closed with respect to the video display body , the endoscope holding portion for raising a predetermined angle from a state in which collapsed the video display unit , Comprising a.

  According to the present invention, there is provided an endoscope system that improves various operability related to an endoscopic image and reduces the burden on an operator when viewing an endoscopic image with a subject, medical staff, or the like. can do.

The perspective view which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention and shows the structure of an endoscope system. FIG. 2 is a side view for explaining a state when the endoscope is held on the endoscope holding stand. FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining a state when the endoscope is held on the endoscope holding stand. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the endoscope system when the endoscope is held on the endoscope holding stand. The side view explaining the state when it concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention and an endoscope is hold | maintained to an endoscope holding stand. The side view explaining the state when the endoscope is held on the endoscope holding stand The perspective view which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention and shows the structure of the endoscope holding part of an endoscope holding stand. The perspective view explaining a state when an endoscope is hold | maintained to an endoscope holding stand similarly The perspective view which shows the structure of the endoscope holding part of the endoscope holding stand of the 1st modification similarly. The perspective view which shows the structure of the endoscope holding | maintenance part of the endoscope holding stand of a 2nd modification similarly. The perspective view which shows the structure of the endoscope holding part fixed to the work trolley of the 3rd modification similarly.

  Hereinafter, an endoscope system according to the present invention will be described. In the following description, the drawings based on each embodiment are schematic, and the relationship between the thickness and width of each part, the thickness ratio of each part, and the like are different from the actual ones. It should be noted that the drawings may include portions having different dimensional relationships and ratios between the drawings.

(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings of FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an endoscope system, FIG. 2 is a side view for explaining a state when the endoscope is held on an endoscope holding table, and FIG. 3 is an endoscope holding endoscope. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the endoscope system when the endoscope is held on the endoscope holding table. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, an endoscope system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a portable endoscope 2 and an endoscope holding base 3 that holds the endoscope 2. ing.
First, the endoscope 2 will be described below. The endoscope 2 includes an insertion portion 12 that is inserted into a subject site in a body cavity that is a subject, an operation portion 13 that is connected to the proximal end side of the insertion portion 12, and an upper end of the operation portion 13. And a video display device 14 which is an arranged display device.

  The insertion portion 12 is formed in an elongated shape having flexibility, and includes a hard distal end portion 15 located on the distal end side, a bending portion 16 continuously provided on the proximal end side of the distal end portion 15, A main portion is constituted by the flexible portion 17 provided continuously to the proximal end side of the bending portion 16. The operation unit 13 includes a grasping unit 18 grasped by an operator and an operation unit main body 19 provided continuously above the grasping unit 18 to constitute a main part.

  The grasping portion 18 is provided with a treatment instrument insertion port 20 for inserting / removing a treatment instrument such as forceps into / from a body cavity in a treatment instrument channel (not shown) disposed inside the endoscope 2. In the grip 18, for example, a white light emitting diode (LED), which is an illumination unit that supplies illumination light for irradiating the subject and is an illumination unit, is disposed. The light emitted from the LED (illumination light) is transmitted by an optical fiber inserted through the insertion portion 12, and is irradiated toward an examination site from an illumination window provided at the distal end portion 15 (both not shown). ).

  In the operation unit main body 19, an image pickup device (not shown) that is an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a region to be examined and is an image pickup unit, such as a CCD or a CMOS, is disposed. Note that this imaging element constitutes an imaging unit as imaging means. Further, the operation unit main body 19 is provided with a suction cap 21 used when sucking a liquid such as a body fluid or a sputum from the body cavity. A suction device can be connected to the suction cap 21 via a tube (not shown).

  Further, the operation unit main body 19 is provided with a vent base 22 that is used to supply air into the insertion unit 12, the operation unit 13, and the video display device 14 when the endoscope 2 is inspected for water leakage. ing. An air supply device can be connected to the vent base 22 via a tube (not shown). The surgeon operates the air supply device and can inspect the water leakage of the endoscope 2 by sending air into the endoscope 2 from the vent base 22 in water.

  In addition, the operation portion main body 19 is provided with a bending operation lever 23 for bending the bending portion 16 in the vertical direction, for example, via a bending operation wire (not shown) inserted through the insertion portion 12. Yes. The bending operation lever 23 is provided on the near side of the user and close to the grasping portion 18 so that the operator who grasps the grasping portion 8 can operate with the thumb of the left hand, for example. In addition, the bending operation lever 23 is configured in an L shape having a finger hooking portion 23a on which a user puts a finger during operation, and an arm portion 23b connected to the finger hooking portion 23a.

  The video display device 14 is connected via a columnar neck portion 30 provided on the upper portion of the operation unit main body 19. This video display device 14 is a box-shaped video display main body 31 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a plate-shaped video that is rotatably provided with a predetermined frictional force with respect to the video display main body 31. The main part is configured to include the display unit 32.

  The video display main body 31 is provided with a removable battery, a video processing control board, a memory socket having a waterproof structure to which a storage medium can be attached, and the like. The video display unit 32 is provided with a monitor 33 on the top surface and various switches 34 for operating power ON / OFF, still image recording, moving image recording, and the like on the side of the monitor 33. Note that the video display unit 32 has a structure in which the watertightness of a component that rotates relative to the video display main body 31 and moves up and down is maintained.

  Further, the video display unit 32 is raised in a direction facing the user side in a state where the user grips the operation unit 13 with the left hand so that the finger hooking portion 23a of the bending operation lever 23 is on the near side, for example. Thus, the image display body 31 is rotated.

  Next, the endoscope holding table 3 will be described below. The endoscope holding base 3 is an endoscope stand for holding the endoscope 2, and includes an endoscope holding portion 40 disposed in an upper portion and a downward extending from the endoscope holding portion 40. The main part is constituted by the stand bar 41 and the leg part 42 connected to the lower end of the stand bar 41. In the endoscope holding unit 40, the length of the stand bar 41 is at least longer than the entire length of the endoscope 2. Further, the stand bar 41 may be configured to be stretchable so that the length can be adjusted. Further, a caster may be provided on the leg portion 42.

The endoscope holding unit 40 includes a mounting table 51 that is a holding table on which the video display device 14 of the endoscope 2 is mounted and holds, and a rail that extends upward from one side of the upper surface of the mounting table 51. 52.
Here, the mounting table 51 has two arm portions 53 extending on the front side of the disk shape. A root portion extending between the arm portions 53 is formed in an arc shape in accordance with the neck portion 30 of the endoscope 2, and a groove portion 53 a into which the neck portion 30 enters is formed. In addition, each of the two arm portions 53 protrudes upward from the extended end, here the front end portion, and comes into contact with and locks to the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14. A stopper 54 for preventing the endoscope 2 from falling off is formed.

  The rail 52 is an arc-shaped elongated plate body, and an arc-shaped rail groove 56 is formed at the center along the longitudinal direction. A moving shaft 61 that moves along the rail 52 is disposed in the rail groove 56. The moving shaft 61 has a two-arm structure composed of a slide shaft 61a and a raising shaft 61b.

  The slide shaft 61 a is connected to one end of the slide arm 57. The other end of the slite arm 57 is abutted against one side of the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14, here, the back side on the rear side when the user holds the operation unit 13 of the endoscope 2. The plate-like abutting portion 58 is rotatably connected. The raising shaft 61 b is connected to a rod-like raising arm 59 that raises the video display unit 32 with respect to the video display main body 31.

  The slide shaft 61a and the raising shaft 61b have the same central axis and are set so as to be rotatable around the central axis. Note that the slide arm 57 and the raising arm 59 have a predetermined angle θ1 (see FIG. 2) formed in an initial state, that is, in a state where the endoscope 2 is not held by the endoscope holding base 3. A stopper (not shown) for restricting the rotation is provided inside the slide shaft 61a and the raising shaft 61b.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the raising arm is located at the boundary between the video display main body 31 and the video display section 32 in a substantially closed state where the video display section 32 is tilted with respect to the video display main body 31. The tip of 59 is positioned, and the angle formed by the slide arm 57 and the raising arm 59 is set to a predetermined angle θ1. Note that a tip 60 of the raising arm 59 is formed with a taper 60 with the upper side cut away so that it can easily enter the boundary between the video display main body 31 and the video display unit 32.

In the endoscope system 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, an operation when the endoscope 2 is held by the endoscope holding stand 3 will be described below.
When the endoscope 2 is held on the endoscope holding base 3, as shown in FIG. 2, the abutment portion 58 is brought into contact with one surface of the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14, and is further placed on the rear side. The endoscope 2 is pushed into the 51 side, and the video display main body 31 is placed on the placing table 51 as shown in FIG. Note that the endoscope 2 is pushed so that the neck 30 enters a groove 53 a formed between two arm portions 53 extending from the mounting table 51.

  That is, in the process of holding the endoscope 2 on the endoscope holding table 3, as described above, the user holds the operation unit 13 of the endoscope 2 in the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14 as described above. After the front surface of the abutment portion 58 is abutted against one surface on the back side, which is the rear side in the state, it is further pushed backward into the mounting table 51. Then, a pressing force is applied to the slide arm 57 that is pivotally connected to the abutment portion 58 in the direction in which the endoscope 2 enters, and the moving shaft 61 connected to the slide arm 57 is curved. It is moved upward along the groove 56.

  At this time, the distal end of the raising arm 59 enters the boundary between the video display main body 31 and the video display unit 32, and the push-in amount (distance) of the endoscope 2 is kept in contact with the upper surface of the video display main body 31. Accordingly, the upper surface of the video display main body 31 slides with respect to the tip of the raising arm 59. Then, the angle formed by the slide arm 57 and the raising arm 59 is expanded, and the lower surface (back surface) of the video display unit 32 comes into contact with (in contact with) the raising arm 59, so that the video display unit 32 moves from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction. Rotate with respect to the video display main body 31 and get up to the user's near side.

  Note that the endoscope 2 is pushed rearward on the placement table 51 side of the endoscope holding table 3 until the stoppers 54 of the two arm portions 53 come into contact with and lock the image display main body 31. Thereby, the endoscope 2 is prevented from falling off the endoscope holding table 3. At this time, the slide arm 57 and the raising arm 59 expand so that the angle formed by the slide arm 57 and the raising arm 59 becomes a predetermined angle θ2 (see FIG. 3). Thus, when the endoscope 2 is held on the endoscope holding base 3, the video display unit 32 pushed up by the raising arm 59 is opposite to the surface which is the upper surface on which the monitor 33 is provided. The back surface, which is the lower surface of, is in contact (contact) with the raising arm 59. Note that the tip of the raising arm 59 at this time is in contact with the upper surface of the video display main body 31.

  As described above, the endoscope system 1 according to the present embodiment is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14 on the mounting table 51 of the endoscope holding unit 40. When the endoscope 2 is held on the endoscope holding base 3, the video display unit 32 is raised with respect to the video display main body 31 from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction at a predetermined angle. Therefore, the surgeon who is the user of the endoscope 2 can view the endoscope image on the endoscope holding table 3 when explaining the taken endoscope image to the examinee, medical staff or the like during or after the examination. By holding the mirror 2, it is possible to easily view the endoscopic image. At this time, the surgeon does not need to continue to hold the endoscope 2, so the burden is reduced. In addition, even during the examination in which the operator inserts the insertion portion 12 into the subject, the operator holds the endoscope 2 except for the bending operation if the endoscope holding base 3 holds the endoscope 2. It is possible to perform examinations and treatments without the need to do so, reducing the burden.

  Furthermore, if the endoscope 2 is held on the endoscope holding base 3, the video display unit 32 of the video display device 14 is raised while being in contact (contacted) with the raising arm 59. When the surgeon pushes various switches 34 for operating power ON / OFF, still image recording, moving image recording, etc., the image display unit 32 uses the amount of pressing force (the amount of stress in the direction of arrow F in FIG. 3). However, the switches 34 can be reliably operated without falling from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction on the operation unit 13 side, that is, the video display main body 31 side. Furthermore, since the video display unit 32 does not fall down, it is not necessary to return the tilt of the video display unit 32 to a desired angle again. That is, the raising arm 59 here constitutes a pressing force amount reaction force part for supporting the image display unit 32 so as not to fall down while maintaining a predetermined angle when the various switches 34 are pushed in. Yes.

  As described above, the endoscope system 1 according to the present embodiment improves various operability related to the endoscopic image, and allows the operator when viewing the endoscopic image with the subject, medical staff, and the like. It becomes the structure which can reduce the burden of.

(Second Embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description of the components is omitted. FIG. 5 is a side view for explaining the state when the endoscope is held on the endoscope holding table, and FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining the state when the endoscope is held on the endoscope holding table. is there.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the endoscope system 1 of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the endoscope holding base 3. Specifically, the endoscope holding unit 40 of the endoscope holding table 3 includes a rail 62 extending linearly upward from one side of the upper surface of the mounting table 51, and a straight line formed on the rail 62. Display of the moving shaft 64 moving up and down along the rail-shaped groove 63 and the endoscope 2 rotatably connected to the other end of the slide arm 57 connected to the moving shaft 64 at one end. And an endoscope holding block 70 serving as an endoscope holding body on which the apparatus 14 is placed and slid back and forth. Unlike the first embodiment, the raising arm 59 connected to the moving shaft body 64 is always fixed in the horizontal direction without rotating.

  In this case, the endoscope holding block 70 protrudes upward at the front and rear ends and comes into contact with and locks against the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14 so that the endoscope 2 is detached from the mounting table 51. A stopper 71 is formed to prevent this. Although not shown, the endoscope holding block 70 is formed in an arc shape in accordance with the neck portion 30 of the endoscope 2, and a groove portion into which the neck portion 30 is inserted extends from the front center portion to the rear middle portion. Is formed.

  Further, on each of the upper surface of the arm portion 53 and the lower surface of the endoscope holding block 70, concaves and convexes 72 and 73 that are engaged with each other are formed to constitute a so-called ratchet mechanism. As a result, the front and rear slide movement positions of the endoscope holding block 70 on the mounting table 51 can be defined and fixed as desired. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

An operation when the endoscope 2 is held on the endoscope holding base 3 of the endoscope system 1 configured as described above will be described below.
First, the video display device 14 of the endoscope 2 is placed on the endoscope holding block 70, and the endoscope 2 is pushed further to the placement table 51 side. That is, in the process of holding the endoscope 2 on the endoscope holding base 3, the front and rear of the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14 are held in contact with the stopper 71 of the endoscope holding block 70. It is pushed into the mounting table 51 side, which is the rear side. Then, a backward pressing force is applied to the slide arm 57 that is pivotally connected to the endoscope holding block 70, so that the moving shaft 64 connected to the slide arm 57 is inserted into the rail groove 63 of the rail 62. Along the line and move straight up.

  At this time, the tip of the raising arm 59 enters the boundary between the video display main body 31 and the video display unit 32, and the taper 60 contacts the lower surface (back surface) of the video display unit 32. The taper 60 of the raising arm 59 displays an image as the raising arm 59 moves upward when the endoscope 2 is pushed to the placement table 51 side of the endoscope holding table 3 on the rear side. Slide the back of the part 32. Then, the image display unit 32 is rotated with respect to the image display main body 31 so that the image display unit 32 is pushed up from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, and is raised to the near side of the user. That is, the raising arm 59 here also keeps the video display unit 32 at a predetermined angle against the amount of pressing force (stress amount in the direction of arrow F in FIG. 6) when the various switches 34 are pushed in. Thus, a pressing force amount reaction force portion for supporting so as not to fall is formed.

  In the endoscope system 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, as with the first embodiment, various operability related to the endoscopic image is improved, and the subject, the medical staff, and the like It becomes a structure which can reduce the burden on the operator when viewing an endoscopic image.

  Furthermore, the endoscope system 1 is provided with a so-called ratchet mechanism in which concave and convex portions 72 and 73 that are engaged with each other are formed on the upper surface of the arm portion 53 and the lower surface of the endoscope holding block 70, so that the user can An arbitrary angle of the video display unit 32 can be determined so that the monitor 33 can be easily seen by adjusting the amount of pushing of the endoscope 2 with respect to the endoscope holding table 3.

  In addition, the structure which provided the endoscope holding block 70 mentioned above, and was used as the ratchet mechanism is applicable also to the endoscope holding stand 3 of 1st Embodiment, and a user is the endoscope holding stand similarly. 3 to adjust the push amount of the endoscope 2 with respect to 3 so that the monitor 33 can be seen easily.

(Third embodiment)
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description of the components is omitted. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the endoscope holding portion of the endoscope holding table, FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining the state when the endoscope is held on the endoscope holding table, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an endoscope holding unit of an endoscope holding table of a second modification. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an endoscope holding unit of an endoscope holding table of a second modification. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the endoscope holding portion fixed to the work trolley of the third modified example.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the endoscope system 1 according to the present embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments described above in the configuration of the endoscope holding unit 40 of the endoscope holding base 3. Specifically, the endoscope holding unit 40 includes, for example, a block-shaped endoscope holding body 81 having a U-shaped cross section formed of resin. The endoscope holding body 81 has a recessed portion 83 that accommodates the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14 that is formed with an inclined portion 82 on the upper front side and is cut out in a rectangular parallelepiped shape from the front side to the rear side. Have. In addition, the endoscope holding body 81 forms a concave surface of the concave portion 83, more specifically, a lower surface portion of the concave portion 83, and a plate-like press-contact formed of elastic rubber, sponge or the like on a flat portion in the middle portion. A holding member 85 is provided.

  In addition, the endoscope holding body 81 is formed in an arc shape in accordance with the neck portion 30 of the endoscope 2 in the flat portion and the pressure contact holding member 85 in the middle, and groove portions 84 and 86 into which the neck portion 30 is inserted are formed. Is formed.

  In the endoscope system 1 configured as described above, when the endoscope 2 is held on the endoscope holding stand 3, as shown in FIG. It fits into the recess 83 of the mirror holder 40. Then, the video display unit 32 of the video display device 14 is brought into contact with the inclined part 82 of the endoscope holding unit 40 and the video display unit 32 moves to the video display main body 31 so as to slide up from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction while sliding. On the other hand, it is turned up and raised to the near side of the user.

  In this state, the rear surface of the video display main body 31 of the video display device 14 is pressed against the upper surface of the press-contact holding member 85 and held by a predetermined frictional force. Further, the endoscope holding stand 3 resists the amount of pressing force generated when the inclined portion 82 of the endoscope holding portion 40 pushes various switches 34 provided on the video display portion 32 of the endoscope 2. Thus, a pressing force amount reaction force portion is provided that contacts the back surface of the image display unit 32 and supports the image display unit 32 so as not to fall while maintaining a predetermined angle, and further, the image display device 14 that receives the pressing force. In addition, the pressure holding member 85 presses the image display main body 31 against the forward stress generated by the inclined portion 82 to prevent the endoscope 2 from falling off the endoscope holding table 3.

  Also in the endoscope system 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, as in the first and second embodiments, various operability related to the endoscopic image is improved, and the subject, It becomes the structure which can reduce the burden on the operator when viewing an endoscopic image with medical staff or the like.

(First modification)
In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, it connects when the video display main body 31 of the video display apparatus 14 of the endoscope 2 is fitted in one surface in the vertical direction that forms the concave portion 83 of the endoscope holding unit 40, for example. An electrical contact 90 that is a male connector may be provided. Of course, the video display main body 31 has a female connector that is electrically connected to the electrical contact portion 90.

  With such a configuration, when the endoscope 2 is held on the endoscope holding base 3, power supply for charging the battery provided in the endoscope 2, an image taken by the endoscope 2 is taken. Data can be transferred to external devices. This configuration can also be applied to the endoscope holding unit 40 of the first and second embodiments.

(Second modification)
As shown in FIG. 10, the endoscope holding base 3 includes an L-shaped arm 91 connected to the endoscope holding portion 40, and a wall mounting plate 92 by bolts at the end of the arm 91. It is good also as a structure with. The endoscope holding table 3 exhibits the above-described functions and effects in the present application even when it is configured to be directly fixed to the walls of the examination room and the operating room. This configuration can also be applied to the endoscope holding unit 40 of the first and second embodiments.

(Third Modification)
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, the endoscope holding unit 40 may be directly attached to the endoscope work trolley 100. This configuration can also be applied to the endoscope holding unit 40 of the first and second embodiments.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, various switches 34 for performing operations such as power ON / OFF, still image recording, and moving image recording have been exemplified. A configuration may be adopted, and the configuration of each of the pressing force amount reaction force parts prevents the video display main body 31 from falling from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction due to the pressing force amount for operating the touch panel. Is configured.

  The invention described in each of the above embodiments is not limited to the contents described in each of the embodiments and modifications, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Is possible. Furthermore, each of the embodiments includes inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements.

  For example, even if some constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment, the described requirements can be deleted if the stated problem can be solved and the stated effect can be obtained. The configuration can be extracted as an invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Endoscopy system 2 ... Endoscope 3 ... Endoscope holding stand 8 ... Grasping part 12 ... Insertion part 13 ... Operation part 14 ... Image | video display apparatus 15 ... Tip part 16 ... Bending part 17 ... Flexible part 18 ... Grasping part 19 ... Operation part main body 20 ... Treatment tool insertion port 21 ... Suction base 22 ... Vent base 23 ... Bending operation lever 23a ... Finger hook part 23b ... Arm part 30 ... Neck part 31 ... Video device main part 32 ... Video display part 33 ... Monitor 34 ... Various switches 40 ... Endoscope holding part 41 ... Stand bar 42 ... Leg part 51 ... Mounting base 52 ... Rail 53 ... Arm part 53a ... Groove part 54 ... Stopper 56 ... Rail groove 57 ... Slide arm 58 ... Abutment 59: Raising arm 60 ... Taper 61 ... Moving shaft 61a ... Slide shaft 61b ... Raising shaft 62 ... Rail 63 ... Rail groove 64 ... Moving shaft 70 ... Endoscope holding block 71 ... Stopper 72, 73 ... Concavity and convexity 81 ... Endoscope holder 2 ... inclined portion 83 ... concave portion 84, 86 ... groove 85 ... pressure contact member 90 ... electric contact portion 91 ... arm 92 ... plate 100 ... work trolley

Claims (8)

An endoscope system having an endoscope and an endoscope holding base for holding the endoscope,
The endoscope is to undulating rotatably and operation part provided continuously to the insertion portion to be inserted into the subject, the video display main body and the display body provided in an upper portion of the operation portion has a video display device having an image display unit for a monitor for displaying an image of the measurement site of the imaged the subject is provided on the surface, and
The endoscope holding table is a mounting table on which the video display main body is mounted, and the video in a state of being closed with respect to the video display main body in a process in which the video display main body is mounted on the mounting table. in contact with the rear surface of the image display body enters the boundary of the image display body and the display unit comprises a, an endoscope holding portion for raising a predetermined angle from a state in which collapsed the video display unit An endoscope system characterized by that. In a state where the endoscope is held by the endoscope holding stand,
The endoscope system according to claim 1, further comprising a reaction force unit that supports the endoscope holding unit so that the video display unit does not fall down. A switch is provided on the surface of the video display unit,
By the amount of pressing force accompanying the pressing operation of the switch generated in the video display unit by the reaction force unit,
The endoscope system according to claim 2, wherein the video display unit is supported so as not to fall down.   The reaction force unit raises the video display unit to a predetermined angle from a tilted state by changing an angle in a process in which the endoscope holding unit holds the endoscope. The endoscope system according to Item 2 or Claim 3.   The reaction force section moves upward to raise the video display section at a predetermined angle from a tilted state in a process in which the endoscope holding section holds the endoscope. The endoscope system according to Item 2 or Claim 3. The endoscope holding table has an endoscope holding block that is slidable back and forth on an arm portion extended from the mounting table for mounting and holding the video display device of the endoscope .
Provided a ratchet mechanism for each other on the lower surface of the endoscope holding block and the upper surface of the arm portion has a plurality of irregularities for engaging, in response to said position of the front and rear of the endoscope holding blocks in said arm portion The endoscope system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a rising angle of the video display unit is variable.   The reaction force part is an inclined part that raises the video display part at a predetermined angle from a tilted state in a process in which the endoscope holding part holds the endoscope. The endoscope system according to claim 2 or claim 3.   The endoscope system according to claim 1, wherein the endoscope holding unit includes an electrical contact that is electrically connected to the video display device.

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