Patent · US Expired

Insert part of endoscope

US4971035A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1990
Grant dateNov 20, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B1/05
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A distal end part is connected to the distal end of a flexible tube, the distal end part having a larger outer diameter than that of the flexible tube. The distal end part has a substantially circular cross-sectional configuration that includes one or a plurality of flat peripheral portions. The distal end part is provided therein with an objective portion of an observation optical system which includes a solid-state image pickup device, for example.

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