Endoscope
US5301656A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope comprises a control section at an operator side, a plurality of operation knobs projected at the control section, an insertion section insertable into a human body cavity for medical treatment and having a proximal end connected to the control section and distal end section insertable into the body cavity, and a water drain guide member provided at the respective operation knob of the control section and being of such a type that, after an endoscope body has been washed, the guide member can guide deposited water on the recess of the respective knob in a direction to run and drain therealong, when the control section is horizontally located with the operation knob set in a normally upward state.
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