Endoscope tip
US4753224A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/26
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an endoscope having an objective optical system and an illuminating optical system formed in the tip of the insertable part; an incised or inclined surface is formed on the periphery of the tip by incising or cutting away the outer surface of the tip to provide a surface which is not parallel with the longitudinal axis of the insertable part but is closely adjacent to the objective optical system.
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