Patent · US Expired

Flexible plastic tube for endoscopes and the like

US4580551A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 2, 1984
Grant dateApr 8, 1986
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B1/0055
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An elongated, flexible plastic tube with internal web and bore structure comprising a continuous sequence of connected vertebra-like elements useful in endoscopes and the like.

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