Introduction to endoscopes
Components, types
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What is Endoscopy?
Endoscopy is the study of internal organs with the use of
optical instruments that permit direct viewing.
Endoscopy aids in diagnosis & treatment
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Brief History
Date Notes
12 October, 1919 Establishment of Takachiho Seisakusho by Takeshi
Yamashita, the founder.
Founder: Takeshi Yamashita
28 May, 1942 Renamed Takachiho Optical Co., Ltd.
1 January, 1949 Renamed Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
1 October, 2003 Renamed Olympus Corporation
Nomenclature Connector Zone
Universal Cord
Insertion tube
Biopsy Port
Control Zone
Distal end
Light guide connector: Input for
light and air
Vent
Suction port
Sections of Scope
• Light guide connector
• Heat resistant cover glass
• Rod lens
• Light guide bundle
• Air pipe
Sections of Scope
• Light Guide Connector
• Light guide rod
• Air pipe
• A/W port
• Universal valve / venting plug
• S-cord connector
• Suction connector
• Video connector ( 190 )
• Video cable ( 170 )
Sections of Scope
• Universal Cord
• Suction channel
• A/W channel
• Light guide bundle
• CCD cable
• Auxiliary channel
Control section
Knob locks
Sections of Scope
• Insertion Tube
• Markings indicate how deep the scope has
gone into patient’s body
Model No. Working Length (mm)
GIF-HQ190*/ 1030
GIF-1TH190*
Gif-H170
GIF-XP190N* 1100
CF-HQ190I/L* 1330/1680
CF-H170L
BF-1TH190* / 600
BF-P190*
Sections of Scope
• Distal End Unit
• Objective lens
• A/W nozzle
• Illumination
lenses
• Biopsy/ Suction
channel
EVIS EXERA III
• Auxiliary channel
OPTERA
Light guide connector: Input for
auxiliar water jet
Sections of Scope
• Bending Section
• Different scope has
different angles for
UP, DOWN, RIGHT,
LEFT
• Known As
A RUBBER SECTION
Universal cord and how air and lens
cleaning operations work
Source of water for the auxiliary
water jet
Universal cord, light guide
connector and suction
Insertion tube
How is light delivered and how is an
image received?
Optical fibres are used to deliver
light
What information can the scope
model name give you?
Application of Each Models
Meaning of alphabets
Stomach (GIF, GF)
Duodenum (JF, TJF)
Colon (CF, PCF)
Ear & Nose (ENF)
Bronchus (BF)
Meaning of numbers
EVIS series (170, 190, 290)