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Borescope apparatus

US5096292A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateNov 28, 1989
Grant dateMar 17, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B23/26
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A borescope apparatus comprising a flexible insertion section, a jet port formed at the insertion section, a moving device for supplying a compressed fluid to the jet port, whereby the insertion section is moved by an impellent force of the fluid ejected from the jet port, and a stabilizing device for steadily maintaining the position of the insertion section.

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