Rigid sleeve device fitted over a flexible insertion section of an endoscope for inspecting industrial equipment
US6006002A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/2476
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A rigid sleeve device for an endoscope comprises an inner pipe fitted over a flexible insertion section of the endoscope and movable back and forth and a sleeve fixing unit provided in the inner pipe and detachably fixing the inner pipe at a given axial position on the outer periphery of the insertion section. The rigid sleeve device is fixed at any given position to the flexible insertion section of the endoscope.
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