Patent · US Expired

Endoscope tip

US4753224A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
3References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 20, 1987
Grant dateJun 28, 1988
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Expiry dateMay 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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