Armstrong, Westerman, Hattori, McLeland & Naughton
Endoscope apparatus of endoscope cover type
 An endoscope apparatus of an endoscope cover type using an endoscope cover comprises an endoscope having a long and narrow insertion tube, and an endoscope cover covering at least an endoscope insertion tube. In the endoscope apparatus, flexibility varies in a direction of a longitudinal axis of at least one of the endoscope and the endoscope cover. 
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
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Toshiyuki Yoshio Yoshihiro Hideo Minoru Osamu Hisao Akira
Kubonoya Tashiro Iida Ito Yamazaki Tamada Yabe Suzuki