Endoscope container and support apparatus
US4620527A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/822
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope container and support apparatus for supporting the control head and containing the flexible shaft of a fiber optic flexible endoscope, which apparatus is characterized by a container having an open top and a curved bottom designed to receive and contain the flexible shaft of the endoscope, with a stopper or plug closing the open top, a hollow yoke rest inserted through the stopper, with the upper end of the yoke rest shaped for supporting the control head of the endoscope, and a ring support fitted with telescoping legs for encircling and supporting the container.
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