Device for bending the insertion section of an endoscope
US5507717A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0136
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device to be incorporated in the housing of the operation section of an endoscope, for operating a bending mechanism incorporated in the insertion section of the endoscope, comprises an operation shaft and a holder. The operation shaft has a distal end connected to the bending mechanism and a proximal end portion projecting from an operation section of the endoscope. The holder is mounted on a distal end portion of the operation shaft and comprises an upper and lower cover which are joined together and which define an outside surface and a hollow cylindrical space around the operation shaft. The upper and lower covers abut each other to form an interface on the outside surface.
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